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...fact that 28 million Chicken Soup books have been sold is not just a "publishing phenomenon"; it shows that the American public is sick of having gore and mayhem shoved down its throat by the media. The Chicken Soup series creates an alternative to the usual media fare. We offer hope where there is despair, comfort where there is pain, tears and laughter instead of sarcasm and snide remarks, and inspiration to help our readers overcome the challenges they face. It's correct that our stories do not moralize, but it is wrong to say they provide "uplift without morals...
...partly because Clinton aides feared Holbrooke would always be promoting himself at their expense. So the question naturally arose last week whether Secretary of State MADELEINE ALBRIGHT was nervous that Holbrooke would try to eclipse her, especially since he would like to have her job in a Gore Administration. Albright's aides expressed shock that anyone could think such a thing. In fact, top Albright aides insist that she feels perfectly secure with her new underling. Before last week's announcement, the Secretary had a private meeting with Clinton and assured him, "I have no problem with strong men around...
...partly because Clinton aides feared Holbrooke would always be promoting himself at their expense. So the question naturally arose last week whether Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was nervous that Holbrooke would try to eclipse her, especially since he would like to have her job in a Gore administration. Albright's aides expressed shock that anyone could think such a thing. In fact, top Albright aides insist that she feels perfectly secure with her new underling. Before last week's announcement, the secretary had a private meeting with Clinton and assured him, "I have no problem with strong men around...
TIME's back-to-back columns by Vice President Gore and computer-science professor David Gelernter gave two extremes of the value of Internet connection for students. Gore says the Internet is essential for education; Gelernter wants kids to learn first, surf later. You should have included a third, more pragmatic stance that articulates how the Internet's rewards may only be realized when linked to the responsibilities of academic achievement, a program that is run lightly in harness. Gelernter's worst fears will certainly be realized if school districts make room for computers by throwing out library books...
...computers in the U.S. The Pentagon alone has about 1.5 million machines--and it keeps discovering more. At last count, at least 4,500 of the government's most vital systems still needed to be repaired. And the studied silence of President Clinton and Vice President Gore on the subject isn't making it any easier to raise the alarm. "This is not a technical problem," Koskinen says. Right. It's a people problem: getting top bureaucrats to listen...