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...wife for the ransom money. But these guys aren't smooth criminals; they go nuts trying to put on a galosh or scrape the ice off their windshield. In the end, though, "'Fargo' is all attitude and low aptitude," Corliss notes. "Its function is to italicize the Coens' giddy contempt toward people who talk and think Minnesotan."Are you in a dispute with a company over a piece of software or electronic equipment that doesn't quite work as advertised? Do you have complaints about your internet or online service provider that can't be worked out between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME DIGITAL OMBUDSMAN: | 3/8/1996 | See Source »

...federal appeals court gave famed defense attorney F. Lee Bailey a few more days to come up with $21 million in cash and stocks claimed by the government. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta late Thursday night ordered a temporary stay of Bailey's six-month contempt of court sentence, which was to begin at 10 a.m. Friday. District Judge Maurice Paul had denied Bailey's request for more time, giving Bailey until February 29 to turn over the $3 million in cash and $18 million dollars worth of stock that Bailey says he received in lieu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bailed Out -- For Now | 3/1/1996 | See Source »

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA: Defense attorney F. Lee Bailey may be headed for jail. U.S. District Judge Maurice Paul has denied Bailey's last ditch appeal in a tax case, meaning the famed defense lawyer has until 10 a.m. EST Friday to come up with $21 million or be jailed on contempt of court charges. Paul had given Bailey until February 29 to turn over the $3 million in cash and $18 million dollars worth of stock that Bailey maintains he received in lieu of fees and expenses from a former client, drug trafficker Claude Duboc. The government claims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Directly to Jail | 2/29/1996 | See Source »

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA: Unless a last minute appeal is successful, O.J. Simpson lawyer F. Lee Bailey has until Friday to come up with $21 million or be jailed on contempt of court charges. U.S. District Judge Maurice Paul had given Bailey until February 29 to turn over the $3 million in cash and $18 million dollars worth of stock that Bailey says he received in lieu of fees and expenses from a former client, drug trafficker Claude Duboc. The government claims it has the right to the money because Duboc had agreed to forfeit his assets after pleading guilty on charges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bailey's $21 Million Problem | 2/28/1996 | See Source »

...argue that the Bible clearly forbids homosexual activity, and if the church leadership decides not to abide by this, than it is saying every part of the Bible is not absolute but open to interpretation. Righter and a number of others on the other side hold that view in contempt. Activists say that there is a sizable gay and lesbian population in the Episcopal church who would be alienated if the bishops decide that there is a church doctrine on sexual morality." Ostling notes that a number of other churches will soon grapple with the issue of a sexually active...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Episcopal Heresy Hearing Begins | 2/27/1996 | See Source »

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