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...shot," despite Kinshasa's claims that it had retaken the town of Walikale before the weekend. Activity on the current front, some 500 km of dense jungle between Kinshasa and the rebel-held territory to the east, remains mostly a mystery to journalists, who have had to depend on dubious reports from the Zairian government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Showdown Coming In Zaire | 1/30/1997 | See Source »

...Democrats' war on Gingrich took a dubious turn last week when they rolled out a new weapon: electronic eavesdropping. First, the history: on Dec. 21, Gingrich gave the House ethics committee a statement admitting he had given it wrong information--inadvertently, he said. He agreed not to launch a G.O.P. spin campaign to refute the charges. But then he appeared at least to bend that promise in a conference call with G.O.P. leaders, when he strategized about the content and timing of the statements they would put out. Congressman John Boehner joined in by cell phone from Florida; a scanner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWT'S DAY OF DELIVERANCE | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

...White House was not pleased that Trie had appeared as yet another dubious character in the drama just when disclosures about zealous fund raiser John Huang's activities seemed to be taking a holiday break. Trie, 48, has played a small but supporting role in Clinton's life for more than a decade. The two men met when Trie ran a Chinese restaurant located near the Capitol in Little Rock named Fu Lin (in Chinese, it can mean "enrich your neighbor"). Clinton became a regular at Fu Lin, which hosted an unusually generous luncheon buffet. A friendship sprouted, and Clinton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A FRIEND IN NEED | 12/30/1996 | See Source »

Your story also indicates that Oxford "hotly denied" allegations that our firm was engaging in dubious practices associated with Kott. But we were not asked about any specific incidents. We now see in the story vague references to complaints from three customers about "price-manipulation schemes," but since we were not given details, it was virtually impossible to respond. Suffice it to say, we have not received complaints or inquiries that purport to suggest price manipulation at JB Oxford. Your reporter's allegation is false. Our company executes or clears approximately 3 million trades per year, as you noted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 30, 1996 | 12/30/1996 | See Source »

...stage is set for what could be the biggest environmental battle of the decade. More than 500 business and local-government groups are fiercely lobbying against the rules, arguing that they would cost billions, are based on dubious research, and would require Americans to change the way they do everything from generating electricity to barbecuing steaks. Opponents are likely to get a sympathetic reception in Congress, which last year gave itself the power to veto such rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SMOG ALERT | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

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