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...spent several months in desultory travel around northern Kalimantan, gradually approaching the route that Manser would follow into Sarawak. They talked of various actions Manser might take when he came out, Kuenzli says, but never resolved anything. None of the schemes they discussed?bringing a group of Penan to confront Malaysian politicians at an international timber conference, for example?seemed sufficiently dramatic or effective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Without a Trace | 9/3/2001 | See Source »

...Sharon is in fact digging Israel and himself into a very dangerous hole. Israel is already in crisis. And in such moments, nations, like people, need friends who're not only supportive, but are also prepared to help us see aspects of the problem we may be reluctant to confront. And certainly not the sort of friends who'd let us drive home drunk, simply because we've insisted that we know what we're doing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the U.S. Boycott of the Racism Conference Hurts Israel and the U.S. | 8/28/2001 | See Source »

...punitive damages at a total of $3 million and allows patients to sue in state court but only under more strict federal guidelines--Norwood's allies were throwing their remotes at the TV. "Charlie, how the hell can you do this?" groaned Kennedy when Norwood came back to confront his old gang. Norwood admitted he didn't know the details of the deal he had just made. House G.O.P. leaders rushed the bill to the floor while it was still being written. Democrats denounced it as an industry bill of rights. "If that plan wasn't written by the insurance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush's Big week: How I Earned My Summer Vacation | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

...children ages 3 and 4, said she explicitly asks on party invitations that guests give only art supplies--and she keeps her kids' gift expectations low by making her home TV-free during the day. Shields got applause--but also sparked debate. "We have to raise our kids to confront commercial realities," said Len Ingber. "We're not Amish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Less Is More: Keeping It Simple | 8/6/2001 | See Source »

...punitive damages at a total of $3 million and allows patients to sue in state court but only under more strict federal guidelines - Norwood's allies were throwing their remotes at the TV. "Charlie, how the hell can you do this?" groaned Kennedy when Norwood came back to confront his old gang. Norwood admitted he didn't know the details of the deal he had just made. House G.O.P. leaders rushed the bill to the floor while it was still being written. Democrats denounced it as an industry bill of rights. "If that plan wasn't written by the insurance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How George Bush Earned His Summer Vacation | 8/5/2001 | See Source »

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