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...would never have been elected President if the truth had been known. In fact, Kennedy would never have been elected president if any number of things had been known about his hidden life, including of course the women, among them the girl friend of the Mafia boss of Chicago...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mr. Liar and Mr. Stupid? These Guys Are Amateurs | 10/11/2000 | See Source »

...nation. He is calm to the point of boring. He has labored for years in the backwaters of Serbian politics without making much of an impression. As a staunch anticommunist--and a zealous Serb nationalist who criticized past Yugoslav leaders for compromising Serb rights--he riled communist boss Josip Broz Tito enough in 1974 to get himself fired from his professorship at Belgrade University. When the opportunistic Milosevic, in a campaign to win over intellectuals, offered him the job back in 1989, Kostunica refused. Considered modest and honest, a true believer in democracy and the rule of law who once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Enough! | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

Fast and perhaps loose, it now turns out. Late last month, Indyk's boss, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, suspended his security clearance after State Department security agents accused him of sloppy handling of classified documents for the past five years. The FBI has been called in to probe allegations that Indyk improperly took classified material home, talked about sensitive subjects in his car within earshot of his Israeli driver and typed confidential reports on an unclassified laptop computer. State Department sources say Indyk was warned months ago that he was violating regulations but that he allegedly continued to flout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking Out of School | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...Bamboozled's fictional TV network, Harvard-educated Pierre Dela-croix (Damon Wayans) is the token black executive. His abrasive boss (Michael Rappaport) charges him to devise a hot, edgy new series. Angry and desperate, Pierre proposes a minstrel show--a format "so negative, so offensive and racist" that it will prove his point about the lack of ethical or aesthetic standards on TV. Aided by his skeptical, ambitious assistant (Jada Pinkett Smith), he hires as his stars a homeless tap dancer (Savion Glover) and his pal (Tommy Davidson). Renamed Mantan and Sleep 'n Eat, they are given a supporting cast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Shame of a Nation | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...post-office security camera showed Lozano mailing a package two days before the debate materials arrived at Downey's office. The time of Lozano's visit corresponds to the postage stamp on the package sent to Downey. Lozano denied involvement, saying she had been returning a pair of her boss's khakis to the Gap, an alibi McKinnon backed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Investigation: The Tape Tale Gets More Tangled | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

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