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After 20 years of wrangling over the allegedly ill-gotten wealth of ex-dictator Ferdinand Marcos, his widow Imelda, who turns 77 next week, and the Philippine government may be nearing a settlement. She spoke with TIME's Nelly Sindayen about wealth, friends and her shoes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "I've Been Called a Thief" | 6/26/2006 | See Source »

Since her husband, philippine strongman ferdinand marcos, died in exile in Honolulu in 1989, Imelda Marcos has seldom been out of the news, mostly because of the Philippine government's 20-year pursuit of what it considers the Marcos family's ill-gotten gains, rumored to amount to billions. Marcos talked with TIME's Nelly Sindayen about money, her encounters with world leaders, and?what else??her shoes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions: Imelda Marcos | 6/26/2006 | See Source »

...your husband become so wealthy? Ferdinand was a gold trader. He was a lawyer for mining companies. When he entered politics in l949, he had tons and tons of gold. When Bill Gates was a college dropout, Ferdinand already possessed billions of dollars and tons of gold. It wasn't stolen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions: Imelda Marcos | 6/26/2006 | See Source »

...have a message for President Bush? My advice to him is: do a Ferdinand in handling power. Ferdinand once told me, "Imelda, power is not used, it is felt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions: Imelda Marcos | 6/26/2006 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bands and Brands | 6/18/2006 | See Source »

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