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Political gaffes--including the misspelling of the word potato by former vice president Dan Quayle--were the subject of a discussion with Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby yesterday at the Institute of Politics...
...involved. While the viewer gets a good glimpse of Jack Devlin, who has been sent to kill Bennett after she gains knowledge of an attempt to sabotage the Internet, the viewer learns little about the actual mastermind of the plan and his intentions. Instead, the viewer catches glimpses of Jeff Gregg, a Bill Gates-like computer executive out to destroy the world. The best movies about good guys and bad guys tend to leave a viewer--at least for a while--sympathizing with...
...petulant but unrepentant Jeff Tarango was hit with the highest fine in Wimbledon tournament history -- $15,500 -- for his outburst on Saturday. The breakdown: $10,000 forverbally abusing an umpire, $5,000 for defaulting the tennis match, and $500 for telling spectators to "shut up." The fine broke the previous record of $10,000 levied against John McEnroe for verbally abusing a line judge. Despite earning $29,984 in his best ever performance in a Grand Slam event, fines and taxes left Tarango with only $2,961 for the tournament. The good news: Tarango's wife was not penalized...
...Postal Service has halted all mail processed in Northern California -- believed to be the Unabomber's base of operations -- as scores of postal inspectors check as many packages as possible. "After the last bombing, they said it was impossible to inspect all the mail," says TIME San Franciso reporter Jeff Green. "But this latest threat has raised the stakes, so they're making the best effort they...
...national standards for such programs. About 35 therapeutic wilderness camps have formed a coalition to establish comprehensive guidelines, and groups such as the Association for Experiential Education and the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children have begun putting an accreditation process in place. Says Jeff Liddle, who oversees the aee's accreditation process: "In most states anybody who can buy some backpacks and print a brochure can be out there...