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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...minimum salary is now greater than the sum the U.S. pays its commander in chief. At the same time, sports teams and leagues have become larger and wealthier - and, perhaps, unwilling to rein in the stars who are creating that wealth. Maybe the suspension handed out to Rocker - considered tough by many observers - is a sign that the higher-ups in professional sports have seen the writing on the wall. They, of course, will not be the judge and jury for Ray Lewis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soon, NFL Will Stand for National Felons League | 2/1/2000 | See Source »

...less serious but still somber note, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker received a two-and-a-half-month suspension and $20,000 fine Monday for his recent tirade against immigrants and minorities. And that's just in the last couple of days. Last month 23-year-old Miami Dolphins running back Cecil Collins was arrested for breaking and entering, while Charlotte Hornets guard Bobby Phills killed himself drag-racing Porsches with a teammate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soon, NFL Will Stand for National Felons League | 2/1/2000 | See Source »

...Maybe they need psychological counseling, like that baseball player John Rocker," mused the Kingfish. "He hasn't said anything crazier than the vile remark from state senator Arthur Ravenel, who called the N.A.A.C.P. the 'National Association of Retarded People' for opposing the flag. The next day he apologized to retarded people, but he hasn't told the N.A.A.C.P. he was sorry. Talk about STUPID...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Confederacy of Dunces | 1/31/2000 | See Source »

...wants to subpoena Elian 31 "I lost a bet with ___" (Hillary Top Ten list item) 33 Hallelujah, ___ Bum 34 Bricklayer's burden 36 Data for detectives 37 Donna ___ (soaps actress and Giuliani's wife) 39 Campbell of Scream 42 Dolly the clone, e.g. 43 N.H. clock setting 46 Rocker likened New York to this city 48 Michigan Governor and potential running mate 51 Puts a lid on 52 It's taking a back seat to personality in the Democratic race 53 He gets the chair in planned megamerger 54 Sorrows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Crossword Jan. 31, 2000 | 1/31/2000 | See Source »

...Courtney Love? The answer to the question poses a dilemma for modern women. Love, a woman who has successfully transformed herself from stripper to grrl-rocker to rock-star widow, and now, in her latest hit movie Man on the Moon, authentic actress, has gone mainstream. Sporting her new post-plastic surgery nose and a heart of gold, Love has come a long way from ripped baby-doll dresses and smeared mascara, baby. But in the process of her transformation from druggie iconoclast to Hollywood hipster, has she betrayed her most fervent fans, young women...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: Love and Femininity in America | 1/19/2000 | See Source »

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