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...money in the world can't bring back a dead heir. But it can make you want to uncover every detail of his death. So--although Egyptian billionaire MOHAMED AL FAYED doesn't think the U.S. government killed PRINCESS DIANA and his son Dodi--on the third anniversary of their fatal Paris car crash, he sued several U.S. agencies to find out if they know who did. Al Fayed seeks to obtain alleged secret documents held by the CIA, the Justice Department and the National Security Agency. A French investigation has concluded that the accident was caused by drunk driving...
MATRICULATING. PRINCE WILLIAM, 18, heir to the heir to the British throne and towheaded teen pinup; to Scotland's St. Andrews University; to study art history after taking this year off to work and travel the world...
...Which brings us to the Kennedys. Caroline, by far the most reticent of the clan, ostensibly took the stage to introduce her uncle. But she was also there as the only remaining heir to her father's triumphant victory. In a role that probably would have fallen to her brother if he were alive, Caroline stood, visibly nervous, reminding the gathered that "we are the New Frontier." This was not a battle cry, exactly; Caroline's soft-spoken temperament doesn't lend itself to barn-burning. But she touched on the issues the Democrats wanted to hear: gun control, abortion...
...enough experience rebelling against his family to understand why, in 1992, the country did too. The ways in which he is different from his dad may be as important a selling point as all that they have in common. George W. is the dynasty's accidental heir, and he isn't ashamed of using that fact as a calling card. "Can you imagine how much it hurt," W. once said to a crowd, "to know that Dad's idea of the perfect son was Al Gore...
...Gaylord, longtime strategist for Newt Gingrich, and Pat Rosenstiel, a former Midwest political director for Steve Forbes. But few if any big names are expected to high-five with Draper at his campaign podiums. So far, such school-choice advocates as financier Ted Forstmann and Wal-Mart heir John Walton, who have raised $100 million to send poor children to private schools, are steering clear, as are Bush and other elected officials...