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...said made little sense; some was flatly wrong, like charging that Gore had "outspent him" in this election. And yet some viewers found themselves rooting for him to hang in there. The other guy was better prepared and better spoken but profoundly annoying as well, starting with the orange finger paint over his Florida tan, a mixture that made him look as if he should be skinned and turned into a Coach bag. He talked too much and smiled too much and sighed too much, and was so in control of his material that he turned his proposals into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gore: Where Is The Love? | 10/7/2000 | See Source »

...cool at all - not even in Los Angeles, where follow-the-leader is everyone's favorite party game. So even though the writers are blaming directors for their contractual shortcomings and the MTA is implying in radio ads that the transportation workers are greedy, I will not point a finger at Fred Segal. I will end my shop stoppage. I'm going to the Gap to look for white shirts. And maybe come up with a compromise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Line One: Hollywood | 10/3/2000 | See Source »

...Students were promised beer to look happy b) Student giving the finger was airbrushed out c) Black student was airbrushed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Oct. 2, 2000 | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

Then came the written examination--a series of thirty Fastest-Finger questions ranging from "Place the following steps for making pancakes in order, from first to last" to "Place the following female authors in order of their births, from earliest to most recent." Finally, after nearly 80 percent passed the test--a number that surprised the show's producers--the interview process began. They said they were looking for "poise and a sense of humor" and that we "should look good on camera." I do not know how good I looked at 11:30 at night, but I figured that...

Author: By Ari E. Waldman, | Title: We All Want To Be Millionaires | 9/29/2000 | See Source »

...question surrounding what the Dutchwoman might be on remained a dark cloud over the aquatic center despite eight glorious days of competition. "I absolutely do not think this is a drug-free Olympics," said U.S. women's coach Richard Quick. "I am not pointing the finger at anybody or any nation here. I'm going on intuition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Pool of Talent | 9/26/2000 | See Source »

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