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Even more frightening is the idea that this was not the handiwork of an established group. Any major terrorist organization would have claimed credit by now, cashing in the political chips they bought with other people's lives. There is a twisted sense of comfort in fingering an established suspect. You feel as if you can deal with them, kill them, contain them, do whatever it takes to stop the violence. But at least you have that precious commodity, so elusive in terrorist attacks: a sense of control...

Author: By Ethan M. Tucker, | Title: A Postmortem on the TWA Crash | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

...told to join the other "prospective jurors" in the "Juror Assembly Room"--it was a barn, and we were crammed in like so many cattle. The lady next to me was reading "Lust in the Desert" and the gentleman on my other side, well, he had the right idea--he was out cold...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: In the Service Of Justice | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

...hope and your one dream is that your children will have better opportunities because they will have a better education." But that won't happen without competition, Dole argues. Parents, he says, should be given vouchers for use at any school they want, including private and parochial institutions. That idea (which Roman Catholic voters love) is constitutionally dubious, but that's not why Clinton rejects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE POLITICAL INTEREST: NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME | 7/29/1996 | See Source »

...wife and agent who knew his identity--seemed to have also believed in the existence of Anonymous, who had an exemption to the Eighth Commandment. Parker now says that in February, "I warned Joe that those unequivocal statements were going to cause him trouble. It's never a good idea not to tell the truth." But Joe didn't listen--the whodunit gimmick was boosting sales--and Parker didn't insist. Instead, Parker published an item by senior editor Jonathan Alter guessing at Anonymous' identity, thus dragging the magazine into Klein's credibility gap. "In retrospect, I shouldn't have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WASHINGTON DIARY: SAY IT AIN'T SO, JOE KLEIN | 7/29/1996 | See Source »

...which are carried in the tails of jetliners, almost directly underneath a Navy vessel. TIME's Elaine Rivera reports that the investigators appear upbeat, even though the first analysis of the two black boxes revealed no major clues. "Kallstrom called himself an optimist, and speculated they'll have an idea what cause the crash within one week." While forensic scientists continue to evaluate the information from the tapes and data recorder, Rivera says, the FBI is continuing what they're calling a "world-wide investigation." She adds: "There have been some very low points in this investigation, but it seems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disappointing Data | 7/25/1996 | See Source »

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