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Sadly, despite my desire to be a bad-ass, I eventually came to realize that I am not destined for a career as an FBI agent. It took me a long time to give up this dream, to realize that my passion for literature and wimpiness were not going to...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Special Agent Wimp | 9/15/2000 | See Source »

"Leaks" and off-the-record briefings are almost always deliberate attempts to use the media to the advantage of those releasing the information. And that requires that journalists and editors maintain a healthy skepticism of whatever is gleaned from such sources, always assessing the motive for its release. Of course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does the Media Owe Wen Ho Lee a Mea Culpa? | 9/14/2000 | See Source »

No one wants to be tested. We would all like to get a driver's license without answering questions about right of way or showing that we can parallel park a car. Many future lawyers and doctors probably wish they could join their profession without taking an exam.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Defense of Testing | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

Politicians are supposed to think we're assholes - leastways, they should if we're doing our jobs, which seldom involves taking them at their carefully spun word. So while many in the profession have expressed outrage and disappointment that Governor George W. Bush on Monday inadvertently broadcast an aside to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubya's Faux Pas: One Ass----'s Take | 9/5/2000 | See Source »

No one wants to be tested. We would all like to get a driver's license without answering questions about rights of way or showing that we can parallel park a car. Many future lawyers and doctors probably wish they could join their profession without taking exams.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VIEWPOINT: In Defense of Testing | 9/3/2000 | See Source »

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