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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...studies had produced a new middle ground--the crime gun--a rhetorical species no one could love. "It really is a sea change," says Kennedy. "People are now asking the right questions. So when Ben Smith went crazy outside Chicago, they wanted to know where his guns came from. Guess what--they came from an illegal trafficker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Squeezing Out The Bad Guys | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...somehow, and soon enough to get re-elected with. (And in a ten-year block, no less) If we get lucky, the current standoff will harden into a stalemate, and at least this year?s surplus will go where it belongs -? into the bank. If not, then I guess I?ll settle for the compromise favored by a handful of moderates (A tip: for some of the best fiscal policy out there, look for the Republicans who break ranks with their party): $500 billion in tax cuts, and throw in a few, but not all, of Clinton?s worthier give...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I could use the money. So could you. Why a big tax cut still isn't such a great idea | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...weapon of choice these days is a proposal for a transitional government in which a new Prime Minister of Yugoslavia would come from the democratic ruling party in Montenegro and the Prime Minister of Serbia from an opposition party (guess who?). "That's the end of Milosevic," he says. One of the many flaws in this plan is Montenegro's determination not to become more closely involved with Serbia as long as Milosevic is still around. Perhaps the best alternative, however, would be a united front among opposition parties. But Draskovic's ego and ambition won't let him join...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Danube Demagogue | 8/2/1999 | See Source »

...networks are busy promoting their new fall lineups, but there are plenty of rookie shows they'd prefer to forget. Play TV executive: guess which of the following shows were chosen to air and which never made it past the pilot stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not All Ready for Prime Time | 8/2/1999 | See Source »

...campaigning tour yet ?- in Little Rock, Ark. As political theater, it gets rave reviews, but the witty jab at carpetbagging has worn a little thin, with Giuliani repeatedly saying things like "I?ve never lived here, I?ve never worked here, I?ve never gone to school here... I guess it would be cool to run for the Senate." (Memo to Rudy: We get it, we get it. The joke works best when you don?t spell it out.) And over in New York, presumptive candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton?s handlers responded sniffily that the First Lady would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The South Rises ? and Raises ? for Mayor Rudy | 7/28/1999 | See Source »

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