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...near the Demilitarized Zone in Korea in 1965, was at the center of a sensational diplomatic tussle to reunite him with his Japanese wife, a former captive of the North, earlier this year. If convicted he faces life in prison but is expected to strike a deal for a lighter sentence...
...Neil, had developed an affection for television cameras, and they for him. "I hope he does not peak too soon," she said. This time around, she found Pierce, a freshman at Georgetown University, to be on a commendable schedule of maturity. He appeared without a ripple--many pounds lighter and far more restrained--on Larry King Live with his grandfather Bush and uncle Marvin Bush. "Doro was Miss Shy," said Barbara about her daughter Dorothy Koch. "But this time, she was all over the place," at caucuses, on television, and when protesters cried "murderer" and "killer," she soldiered on, once...
...left. As his legal team was scoring point after point, his basketball team, which lost to Detroit in the NBA finals, was disintegrating. Coach Phil Jackson is gone. So is Shaq, Gary Payton, Rick Fox and possibly Karl Malone. Bryant is the lone star, a few million dollars lighter for his legal fight--plus the $4 million "I'm sorry" ring for his wife--and toxic as a marketing personality. His contracts with McDonald's and Sprite are finished. He still has a $45 million deal with Nike, but don't expect a Kobe sneaker anytime soon. He'll have...
TIME On a lighter note--BUSH Do we have a lighter note? [Laughter...
...trend. In New York City, at Pinch, pizza is sold not by the slice but by the inch, while the restaurant Cru provides wine by the half glass. And the Post House offers spoonfuls of strawberry shortcake and banana-cream pie for people who want a lighter dessert after a steak-house-size meal. At the Meritage restaurant in the Boston Harbor Hotel, guests can order just a spoonful of entrees like flash-fried Nantucket scallops, or chicken, porcini mushroom and truffle salad. Chef Pino Maffeo at L in Boston offers 4-in.-to-6-in.-high test tubes...