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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...juiciest bits published so far go some way toward toppling the image created by Andrew Morton's Diana: Her True Story, which depicted a young Princess distraught over her husband's infidelity. Junor claims that Diana, not Charles, was the first to break the marriage vows--by having an affair with her personal security officer, Barry Mannakee, who was killed in a 1987 motorcycle accident. When Diana learned of Mannakee's death, Junor writes, "in her despair she slashed herself, and the dress she wore in Cannes had to be adjusted to hide the damage." While Morton maintained that Diana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Defending The Prince | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...whole affair is utterly ludicrous, but it succeeds because it so gleefully revels in its own absurdity. While so many horror films these days desperately try to copy the Scream formula, in which teen stars act hip while being terrorized (Disturbing Behavior and Urban Legend come readily to mind), it's refreshing to watch a horror flick that isn't afraid to rely on excessive campiness. While Vampires never quite reaches the level of ingenious nonsense as, say, Sam Raimi's Evil Dead, its clever blend of Dracula and The Wild Bunch makes for an embarrassingly fun ride. Much like...

Author: By William Gienapp, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: John Carpenter's Vampires Has a Bloody Bite | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

Susan Eisenhower, a colleague of Molinari's atthe IOP, said the ad campaign focusing onPresident Clinton's affair with Monica S. Lewinskyhurt the party...

Author: By Adam M. Taub, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Reflect on Elections | 11/5/1998 | See Source »

Poll results indicated that the Lewinsky affair would not resonate with voters in most of the country, but Republicans attempted to use it in select regions, where they believed it would encourage right-wing constituents to vote...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dearth of U.S. Issues Defines Races | 11/4/1998 | See Source »

Last December, Pollard expressed remorse for his spying, shortly after winning Israeli citizenship. In May, Israel finally acknowledged its culpability in the affair. "You are not alone," Netanyahu told Pollard that month in a hand-written note. "The State of Israel will go on working, tirelessly and dauntlessly, to bring you home." And if Pollard finally heads home, it will be with the official Israeli passport--emblazoned with his own name this time--that he received...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Traitor, Israel's Patriot | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

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