The End of the USSR; William Kennedy Smith Trial; Art Buchwald

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Monday 12/09/1991

David Remnick and Peter Juviler analyze the news that the leaders of Ukraine, Belorussia, and Russia have declared the end of the Soviet Union. Attorneys Alice Vachss, Jay Goldberg, and David Lewis discuss the progress of the rape trial against William Kennedy Smith and the challenges of proving date rape. Political satirist Art Buchwald recounts his lawsuit against Paramount Pictures for plagiarism, deplores the state of today's talk shows (except Charlie's, of course), and introduces his latest book, "Lighten Up, George."