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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think I would, because of the problem of confidentiality. A patient is given confidentiality, but there are exceptions. If there is a crime planned...there's an obligation to tell the authorities. Under these circumstances, I don't think I could guarantee confidentiality and be helpful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 60 Second Symposium | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...problem with me is...that it's not difficult to find out where I live. I'd be nervous. If somebody comes to me and they say they've killed somebody, legally I don't have to do anything. If this guy comes in and says he wants to kill other people, I have to warn that other person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 60 Second Symposium | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

Norman Pearlstine's conversation with Chinese President Jiang Zemin [VIEWPOINT, Feb. 22] epitomizes the fundamental problem of contemporary Sino-American relations. Pearlstine gives too much credence to Jiang's diplomatic rhetoric. Until U.S. policymakers understand the actions of this regime and disregard Jiang's hypocritical diplomacy, Beijing's hegemonic agenda will continue to threaten the economic and security interests of free Asia and America. ARTIE MCCONNELL SENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT National Defense Council Foundation Alexandria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 15, 1999 | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...downloading them onto your computer is a federal felony. But violators are hard to catch and the films are free, so they're finding an audience. "Online movie piracy is a cancer in the belly of our business," frets M.P.A.A. president Jack Valenti. "It's not a big problem today, but it could plant the seeds for the garden of evil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Next on the Net: Pirated Movies | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...press. The chief restriction placed on her was that she was not supposed to talk about the prosecutor's treatment of her, which is the subject of an investigation. Duffy says, "The good thing about Monica is that she answers nearly every question. But that's her problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Personalities Make History | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

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