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...some New Yorkers fear the N.Y.P.D.'s new swagger. "A lot of people aren't comfortable with this style," says Kelly. "It goes to the question of what kind of policing we want in America. You can probably shut down just about all crime, if you're willing to burn down the village to save it. Eventually, I think, there will be a backlash, and crime will go back up. But Bill will be gone by then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ONE GOOD APPLE | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

Ever prepared with simple solutions to intractable problems, ultranationalist and Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky called on the Kremlin to "Take off the white gloves and rose-colored glasses and stop the war in the Caucasus." Vlad's solution: "Burn all rebel bases with napalm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NO MORE MR. NICE GUY: | 1/10/1996 | See Source »

Where Whitney didn't deliver, Bassett was astounding. Back from "What's Love Got To Do With It" and as pissed as ever, she had the audience shouting along with her as she threw her adulterous husband out of her house and proceeded to burn all his belongings, including his Mercedes. "I'm tired," she screams, baring those buff biceps, "of being a background to your foreground...

Author: By Marian Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Waiting for a Good Movie? Don't Hold Your Breath | 1/8/1996 | See Source »

...century-old buildings. Because Malden Mills employs 2,400 people in an economically depressed area, the news was as devastating as the fire. According to Paul Coorey, the president of Local 311 of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, "I was standing there seeing the mill burn with my son, who also works there, and he looked at me and said, 'Dad, we just lost our jobs.' Years of our lives seemed gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GLOW FROM A FIRE | 1/8/1996 | See Source »

...ounces of methamphetamine for their own needs. In untrained or careless hands, the chemicals are a volatile stew that can explode if spilled onto a hot plate. Officials suspect that's what happened to Kathy James, who has not yet been charged and is now in a burn ward in San Bernardino...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THERE IS NO SAFE SPEED | 1/8/1996 | See Source »

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