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Normally, when the inspector general of a government department conducts an investigation, the Justice Department waits for a formal criminal referral before getting involved. Not so with the State Department's deepening criminal probe into questionable dealings by Al Gore's campaign chairman, Tony Coelho, a Justice source tells TIME. Why the unusual coordination between the two? "To be honest," says a high-ranking Justice official, "because it looks like there might be something there." So Justice wants the initial investigation handled carefully...
...This view is shared by the people around him, who are generally hard-edged campaign professionals. It is not an epic ideological battle; even the true lefties talk about Bush's "extremism" not as a threat to the social fabric but as a liability they intend to exploit. They probe him clinically, looking for weaknesses, soft spots. This isn't personal; it's just the way politics works...
...past offenses, both spoken and written. There are certainly plenty of these, and bringing them to light is a legitimate tactic of criticism. But, for some reason, those at yesterday's address felt compelled to employ what I can only describe as a carpet-bombing approach. Rather than rationally probe Buchanan's extremely vulnerable ideas, each questioner, in their turn, would simply let out a maelstrom: "Mr. Buchanan, in 1977 you wrote 'x' about the Jews. In 1983 you wrote 'y' about black people. In 1986 you said 'z' about women. Please respond." The effect, and apparently the intention...
...firm, which he co-founded with Jonathan Cheng, is known as an incubator and is critical to the development of Internet businesses. Think of such companies as corporate foster parents whose experts nurture Netrepreneurs so they can make it on their own. Strong on tech but sloppy on marketing? Probe the incubator's contact book. Big on vision but clueless on execution? An incubator can find just the right manager...
...government is investigating allegations of collusion between Sotheby's and Christie's, a rival auction house, starting in 1997. Three weeks ago, Christie's agreed to cooperate with the government probe and was granted immunity from potential prosecution...