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...Starr's investigation. Yet Clinton is under no legal constraint, and the only facts that matter reside in his head. Simply put, an innocent man does not behave as Clinton has in the past two weeks. This is the case of Sherlock Holmes and the dog that didn't bark...

Author: By Thomas B. Cotton, | Title: The Lesson of Lewinsky | 2/4/1998 | See Source »

...base on the outskirts of Baghdad, fresh volunteers for one of Saddam Hussein's fanatic commando units charged across the training field. As instructors, clad in ninja black, fired automatic rifles into the sand, the recruits psyched themselves into a frenzy. Suddenly a dog was dragged among them. Its bark turned into an anguished squeal as they slit its throat and disemboweled the beast. Amid the gory scene, the excited volunteers screamed, "Our God, our nation, our leader!" After they finished off the dog, they pulled live rabbits apart, limb from limb. The recruits ripped the raw rabbit flesh with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHIPPED TO A FRENZY | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...salesperson recommended Echinacea Special Formula Tea with peppermint leaf, scintillating wild cherry bark and lemon grass (tangy!) for $3.99. An alternative is the Wellness Formula ($10.98) made of, among other things, garlic powder and ginseng. "It makes you sweat" explained the bespectacled assistant, "You sweat out all the toxins." Hmmm. Another option is the honey-based homeopathic cough syrup...

Author: By Alexandra B. Haggiag, | Title: Absolutely No Preservatives | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

...Smith entered the store, protesters continued to bark into a bullhorn. Several flagged down passing motorists to hand out flyers...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Student Activists Attack Unfair Labor Practices | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...Guam 27 years after World War II ended; of heart failure; in Nagoya. When leaflets drifted down from U.S. planes announcing the war's end, Yokoi suspected foul play on the part of the Allies. Counting the years by the cycles of the moon and crafting clothing from tree-bark fibers, Yokoi honored his pledge never to surrender. Two hunters who stumbled upon him in 1972 passed on the news of Japan's defeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 6, 1997 | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

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