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...every day that you see your husband bloodily scalped (and then shot to death) in the living room. Maybe feckless Del Sizemore, sleazy used-car salesman and inept drug dealer, had it coming, but still--it's bound to have an effect on a girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Comprehensive Care | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...hard to predict whether another toothless, albeit public, scolding will effect much of a response from the IOC, which has proved itself one of the world's most inept bureaucracies. The White House report advocates sweeping modifications: Creating an objective drug policy administrator, comprehensive out-of-competition testing, new labeling for dietary supplements and intensive international research. But when the starting whistle blows, neither the White House nor the IOC will be making the final call: Instead, the fans will ultimately decide (via their spending choices and their viewership) what kind of Games they want to see: Cleaner, Kinder, Slower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Is the Olympics on Drugs | 9/8/2000 | See Source »

...tests and standards are a necessary fact of life. They protect us - most of the time - from inept drivers, hazardous products and shoddy professionals. In schools too, exams play a constructive role. They tell public officials whether new school programs are making a difference and where new investments are likely to pay off. They tell teachers what their students have learned - and have not. They tell parents how their children are doing compared with others their age. They encourage students to exert more effort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VIEWPOINT: In Defense of Testing | 9/3/2000 | See Source »

...short but inept and corrupt tenure as Ecuador's president has embarassed the Harvard alumni community here," Mata said...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ecuadorean IOP Fellow Accused of Corruption | 7/21/2000 | See Source »

...Ringo Starr in the Kremlin?" b That the Russian military has been inept in Chechnya c "Welcome, Shriners" d "I'm with Stupid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Jul. 17, 2000 | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

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