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...course, taught by GOP heavyweight Roger B. Porter, IBM professor of business and government at the Kennedy School of Government, held its midterm exam on Election Day. Porter has worked with the Bush transition team...

Author: By Hannah E. Kenser, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hailing the Chief | 1/17/2001 | See Source »

...torture, cannibalism, ethnic cleansing and the murder of some 300,000 of his countrymen, Idi Amin Dada is doing pretty nicely at the pleasure of the Saudi royal family. Although his hosts have imposed a media gag on the 72-year-old former military officer and self-proclaimed national heavyweight boxing champion, who ruled Uganda from 1971 to 1979, they've shown no inclination to extradite him. Instead, the Saudis pay Amin a monthly stipend that allows him to live comfortably with a large entourage in a villa in Jidda, where he swims, goes fishing in the Red Sea, dines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ask the World | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

...half-baked hand count wasn't going to make the scoring any more accurate. We'll get over it - by most accounts, this non-election fight between two non-presidents still has the American people cheering at the TV as bemusedly as they would for any Don King-sponsored heavyweight bout. But as December shortens, the people are scanning the arena for a credible referee before the brawl spills out into the street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the Supreme Court Might Do | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

After taking second place at East Stroudsburg, Rechul continued to wrestle well at heavyweight, battling to the end with his Vegas opponents...

Author: By Jodie L. Pearl, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wrestling Gets Strong Performances in Las Vegas, Finishes 23rd | 12/5/2000 | See Source »

...torture, cannibalism, ethnic cleansing and the murder of some 300,000 of his countrymen, Idi Amin Dada is doing pretty nicely at the pleasure of the Saudi royal family. Although his hosts have imposed a media gag on the 72-year-old former military officer and self-proclaimed national heavyweight boxing champion, who ruled Uganda from 1971 to 1979, they've shown no inclination to extradite him. Instead, the Saudis pay Amin a monthly stipend that allows him to live comfortably with a large entourage in a villa in Jidda, where he swims, goes fishing in the Red Sea, dines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ask the World | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

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