Ash-Blond Ambition

But there is the possibility that Fairstein's power is beginning to diminish. She recently pressured producers at ABC's Primetimenot to run a story featuring interviews with a few of the Central Park Five. ABC not only ran that show, but aired a clip of it on Good Morning America, which is co-anchored by Diane Sawyer, a longtime Fairstein friend who wrote praise for her first book. Of course, her staying power remains to be seen in February, when the D.A.'s office is scheduled to release its final decision on the Central Park case.

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