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...knows. As a sleuth in True Crime and In the Line of Fire, and as a career criminal in Unforgiven and Absolute Power, the actor-director has dramatized the perils and grace of something we all do (if we're lucky): age. His breath is short, his trigger finger is arthritic, and the young women in his life are more likely to be his daughters or his bosses than a hot amour. Yet even at 70, he's still Clint, which means he's about the best any of us can hope to be in our reclining years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Clint Does It the Old Way | 8/14/2000 | See Source »

...resident of North Billerica reported to CPD that she and her friend were involved in an argument over five dollars at her friend's residence on Harvard Street. The suspect attacked the reporting person, pulling out her hair, biting her index finger and punching her on the right cheek. The victim said that another unknown individual showed up at her house to sell crack...

Author: By Elise E. Chahla and Rajae Merzoug, S | Title: Police Log | 8/4/2000 | See Source »

...Office and makes sure Alan Greenspan's getting his soluble fiber. Who really cares - just as long as we like the guy? In fact, who needs some guy with big ideas that just might mess things up? If the nation is secure, who cares if the guy with his finger on the nuclear button pronounces it "nuke-yoo-ler"? Today, Bush's film and his campaign say, America is in the middle of one of the biggest prolonged parties in its history. So who do you want to take to the dance - me or the stiff? The crafted image...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bad Boy Makes Good — But Not Goody-Good | 8/4/2000 | See Source »

...prudent application of power in its pursuit. And that may be a more honest framework for action than lofty humanitarian principles that can be easily made to look hypocritical when Washington is prepared to start an air war in support of the Kosovars but can't lift a finger in support of the Chechens, the Sierra Leoneans, Rwandans and others. While not precluding "humanitarian intervention," GOP thinkers say these need to be based on a sound political strategy and a deep understanding of the underlying political conflict in each situation, and with an exit strategy that doesn't leave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOP Has a Case on Foreign Policy, But It's Not Without Flaws | 8/2/2000 | See Source »

...This is known as the "opt in/opt out" debate - advertisers and privacy watchdogs both know that the average computer user generally won't lift their clicking finger to keep profiling information out of advertisers' hands. Which makes them even less likely to "opt in" to information collection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Self-Regulation of Internet Privacy: Guess Who's Happy With the Results? | 7/28/2000 | See Source »

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