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The notion that lawyers will lie to defend their clients leads to cynicism and lack of trust in our justice system, Ryan said. "The idea that you need to 'win' the jury in your favor implies that their decisions are erratic," he said.

Author: By Stephen E. Gordon, | Title: Prof. Talks on 'Well-Told Lie' | 10/7/1994 | See Source »

The passage through the Gauntlet is a skillful blend of stunt and special- effects work, nicely orchestrated by the director, Curtis Hanson. He is less skillful at building suspense around the campsites, possibly because the screenplay is not very tightly or eccentrically wound, possibly because Bacon takes his best line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Supermom Shoots the Rapids | 10/3/1994 | See Source »

The disjointed, erratic plot follows two star-crossed, gun-toting lovers who spend two weeks killing more 5than 50 people across the country. While the original screenplay comes from the masterful Quentin Tarantino, writer and director of the tight, punchy stunner of a film, "Reservoir Dogs," apparently Stone changed the...

Author: By G. WILLIAM Winborn, | Title: UNNATURAL STILLBORN KILLERS | 9/22/1994 | See Source »

Postal workers blame their erratic delivery record on everything from bad weather to traffic problems. Postal Service spokesman Frank Brennan claims that most of America enjoys reliable service with "pockets of problems" in traffic-congested metropolitan areas. But excuses aren't likely to carry much weight. In an era of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Please, Mr. Postman! | 8/1/1994 | See Source »

With his high-heeled shoes and cumulus-cloud hairdo, Kim Jong Il displays a taste for the gaudy that is at odds with his country's spartan ways. He surrounds himself with the scions of his father's wartime comrades, a new generation of revolutionaries who call themselves the Loyal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kim Jong Il: Now It's His Turn | 7/18/1994 | See Source »

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