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...going to mess with Joel. Stop by a few investing message boards, and have him break securities law by pumping stocks. Get him trapped by one of those FBI agents who patrol kiddie chat rooms, looking for predators. But in an effort to keep Joel--O.K., both of us--out of jail, I just posted a few items for him on pet newsgroups seeking poodle-grooming tips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Internet Insecurity | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

...cost of this tax cut will come home to roost in the out-years. Government will have to borrow to spend or add new taxes to get out of the mess brought about by brainless political inertia. RAND KNOX San Rafael, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 2, 2001 | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

...respected Freeh for his integrity, but his penchant for killing messengers and turning minor screw-ups into felonies earned him the nickname, "The Queen of Hearts" Not surprisingly, bad news sometimes didn't get to the Director until it had festered to really rotten. Case in point: the McVeigh mess, which began to crop up last January but which was kept from Freeh until it was leaking to reporters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Agents Like the New Acting FBI Head | 6/28/2001 | See Source »

...come down to decommissioning again. As long as Unionists are willing to hold their breath about decommissioning, it's better than the IRA saying 'we won't do anything at all' and taking the weapons out and using them again. It's going to be a mess, but a mess that continues along its current lines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: N. Ireland Peace Locked in Limbo | 6/27/2001 | See Source »

...Authority. If he is the only one who resigns, the British and Irish governments have until August 12 to find an agreement to keep the government from collapsing. But if they all resign, the governments will have to move much faster and it will all be more of a mess. It's possible that some kind of a deal can be worked out, but I think it's unlikely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: N. Ireland Peace Locked in Limbo | 6/27/2001 | See Source »

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