A conviction would be the last dip in a roller-coaster career in which he resigned after an assault conviction in 1984 and triumphantly returned to office six years later.

The veteran pop star and current Mayor of Palm Springs, Calif., recalls his roller-coaster career with and without Cher.

The Bee Gees - the brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb -have had one of the most dramatic roller-coaster careers of any contemporary pop group.

It has been a roller-coaster career for Lindh, a respected skier from Juneau, Alaska, who is known for her quiet demeanor but fierce determination.

Mr. Espada, 47, has had a roller-coaster career in politics.

But most French voters like their presidents crafty, and Mr. Mitterrand's roller-coaster career is far from over.

She's had that roller-coaster career, but she's a survivor.

That was only the beginning of Best's roller-coaster career, from the pinnacle with Manchester United to forgettable lower-division clubs in Britain, Spain and Australia.

It seemed that way to Churchill during periods in his roller-coaster career, which found him both triumphant and defeated and even voted out of office in 1945, directly after the war.

In his roller-coaster career, Mr. Quintero has moved from euphoria to despair and back again.