Though viewership remains small relative to broadcast-network dramas, it continues to grow, as does an ironic nostalgia for the setting of the series the smoking, boozing and womanizing Manhattan of the 1960s.

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After all, the ouster of the womanizing and boozing Estrada -- who built palatial mansions for his mistresses and received briefcases stashed with cash from illegal gambling operators -- paved the way for the rise to the presidency of Arroyo, who now stands charged with rigging her election and squandering public funds so she can stay in office.

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His critics are quick to point out his supposed failings: his lack of an economics background, his seeming intellectual shortcomings, his less-than-perfect English and his alleged vices -- smoking, boozing, gambling, womanizing.

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