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Gabriel Heffes Mexico City The degree of innocence and candor (or is it shameless complicity?) that the U.S. government shows in dealing with Mexican problems is unbelievable to those of us who live and work in Mexico. The U.S. seems shortsighted. It should realize that the economic factors of a given moment are not important. As long as the ruling political party is made up of people who are looking out for their own wealth and power and who use a government post as a personal fiefdom, it won't matter how much milk the cow produces. If democracy...
...lying. The former Tyson captain has also volunteered to take a lie-detector test. In his first conversation with TIME, Smaltz did not admit to knowing Henrickson. But when asked about the letter of immunity and presented with information that TIME had gathered, the independent counsel spoke with unusual candor. He found Henrickson's story "very interesting," he said, partly because in their first meeting, Henrickson did not mention the envelopes until the day was nearly finished. "Based upon the way his story unfolded, it has a ring of truth to it," said Smaltz...
Liddy, Magruder, Dean and the rest were back, 20 years older, to tell what they knew and when they knew it. The BBC interviewers elicited candor, several fresh revelations and, in five compelling hours, a definitive account of the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon's presidency...
...speedy return of Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Hall and the remains of Chief Warrant Officer David Hilemon. Christopher made much of a U.S. admission that the two flyers had strayed into North Korea's side of the Korean peninsula's demilitarized zone: "That is an unusual display of candor and openness by the United States and we hope it will be reciprocated by the North Koreans in a prompt response." A 45-minute meeting today between U.S. and North Korean officials -- Rep. Bill Richard
...episode of Home Improvement, and it felt friendly and homey," says Ressner, "more like a Midwestern summer-stock rehearsal than the place where the No. 1 TV show was being prepared." Senior editor James Collins, who supervises TIME's arts and entertainment coverage, wasn't surprised by the unusual candor that Ressner drew from Allen during their interview. "Stars are asked so many questions by so many reporters," says Collins, "that it takes someone with real intelligence and sympathy to get them to open up and say something honest and fresh. That's one of Jeffrey's great skills...