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...hoped this rich intellectual mix would stimulate some spirited debate, and we were not disappointed. Washington is in the throes of a bitter political and philosophical battle over the budget, and our participants could not help but carry some of the heat from that conflict into the Time symposium. Their discussion, which is reflected in our story in this week's issue, offered a telling preview of the issues likely to emerge when the 1996 election season kicks off next month...
HESTER PRYNNE LIVED down her scarlet letter. The same can hardly be said of the makers of the latest screen adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, who are taking heat for the happy ending tacked on to Nathaniel Hawthorne's immortal bummer--only the latest misadventure in a centuries-old tradition of slapping a smiley face on downbeat classics...
...used to have to drive out to Wellesley everyday in a VW van with no heat. It used to be dangerous especially in the winter, without heat, when it rained," says Winters, a mathematics preceptor at Harvard. "It is nice to be able to bike to work...
That left those following the crime right back where they started. For the 90-agent, Oklahoma City-size FBI contingent assigned to the case, that meant, amid the sand, saguaros and 114-degree heat of the Arizona desert, examining every piece of debris as huge cranes lifted the wreckage, and interviewing every possible witness. The agents projected a certain assurance. "I don't know whether the motive is a disgruntled employee or an act of terrorism--but we will find out," said Robert Bryant, the FBI's top counterterrorism officer. High bureau officials estimated that the case could be wrapped...
...INTERNET HAS BEEN SPRINGING more leaks than a rusty steam pipe lately, and nobody has been feeling the heat more than Netscape Communications. The Mountain View, California, start-up commands more than 70% of the market for software that enables networkers to "browse" the World Wide Web--the fast-growing multimedia portion of the Internet. Having promised it would make the Net safe for business--including home banking and online creditcard shopping--Netscape has become a fat target for anybody with the time or skill to prove that it hasn't achieved that goal. Just last month the company...