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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Then there's her Jewish problem: she will have to explain to Jewish groups what she really meant last year when she called for Palestinian statehood. In the TIME/CNN poll, half of Jewish voters, who account for 10% of the state's registered voters, say they disagree. While most say her position wouldn't be sufficient reason to vote against her, Giuliani--who won 7 of 10 Jewish votes in 1997--is already exploiting the issue; last week he slapped her for "siding with the Palestinians against the Israelis." This is, after all, the man who in 1995 had Yasser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hillary Clinton: A Race Of Her Own | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...movie company, kicked them off the beach. "It was a very exciting day," says Macdonald. "These 10 wimpy Greens from Bangkok facing off against 60 to 100 of these tough fisherman types. There weren't machetes flashing, but it was a bit Jimmy Hoffa." Macdonald takes pains to explain, however, that his crew hauled tons of garbage off the island and is gingerly removing the 60-odd coconut trees as well as replanting the uprooted beach grasses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: In The Swim Again | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...complete a paperless tax return. For Uncle, it's certainly a convenient way to shift the burden of collection. But if you'll need to carry the debt a while, choosing plastic is a mistake--unless you carry it all the way to personal bankruptcy court. Let me explain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRS Takes Charge | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...explain. At a base level, the Pudding Show is base: the humor is low, the puns are relentless and the men are never as pretty in tights and brassieres as women would be in their place. Still, year-in and year-out, the house is packed, the show travels to Bermuda and the budget reaches astronomical heights (this year, roughly...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: Show Me The Pudding | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

True, Madonna is a shameless, shamefulappropriator. But she still is relevant (though noone can explain why), perhaps more so now thanever before. There is no better proof of this thanher newest piece of pop culture, her contributionto Geisha-rama--her newest video from Ray ofLight, "Nothing Really Matters" (which sheperformed lamely in Geisha garb at the GrammysWednesday night...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, | Title: THE VIDEO: NOTHING REALLY MATTERS | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

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