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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what Clymer makes of this man. Is Ted Kennedy a failure? Were the burdens of these public tragedies he endured too much for anyone to bear and thus responsible for the youngest brother's shortcomings? Clymer chooses not to say very much. The final chapter is only 10 pages long and recounts Kennedy's role as a counselor to Bill Clinton during the Monica thing. Here the experience of his own humiliations was brought to bear. Clinton is quoted saying that Kennedy's advice was always simple: "It's just sort of get up and go to work, just keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Teddy and Robert | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

They can't as long as he keeps working so hard to be one. With his hip-nerd uniform of a dark gray pinstripe suit and skateboarding sneakers, Stein, 55, basks in being recognized and, when that fails, in introducing himself to the wait staff by his full name. This week he hopes to up his recognition factor with Turn Ben Stein On, a talk show that airs on Comedy Central Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. E.T., right after his game show. The new show gathers, with mixed results, a small group of culturemakers to discuss a single topic, like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ben Stein Also Sings | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...lovable, nerdy, self-made billionaire, but consider the facts. Having bludgeoned the companies that threatened him, Gates now poses as a man whose only joy is promoting innovation and competition. If his practices aren't monopolistic, then John D. Rockefeller and Jay Gould were just misunderstood capitalists. JACK MORROW Long Beach, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 6, 1999 | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...work just to introduce himself. At an August rally, Cliff Fagan, a Korean War veteran who had been invited by a local politician to hear the Arizona Senator, wasn't clear about him. "Was he a military man?" he asked. Yes, and one who has a long campaign ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: George W.'s Rescue Squad | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan Q & A: Pervez Musharraf: The New Man | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

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