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...only for everyone's own good. I know Rome wasn't built in a day--it'll take a while to clean the barn of cliches. Hopefully this will get across the message--you can lead a horse to water, but you can't force it to drink. Ultimately, though, what's good for the goose is good for the gander; you guys will appreciate our renewed effort in the long run. After all, you can't run a jackass in the derby and expect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME | 3/25/1999 | See Source »

...Belgians, three Italians, two Austrians and one Dutch. Conviction could have put Ashby behind bars for life. The initial reaction of the families of the victims in the courtroom was shock -- a sensation that will also soon rock observers and politicians across the Atlantic. ?Expect total outrage,? says TIME Rome correspondent Greg Burke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marine's Acquittal in Cable Car Disaster Strains American-Italian Relations | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

This "sun" makes me very warm so I strip down to my boxers, order a strawberry daiquiri and await a taxi. When in Rome...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: Seeking Asylum at the Harvard of the West | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

Perhaps we'd better prepare for the coming of the god-game generation: children who have tasted such power and know little of defeat. Sid Meier spent his childhood reconstructing the fall of Rome with legions of toy soldiers. Now his eight-year-old son conducts the same campaigns in Civilization, to much greater effect. "Nothing is impossible to him," says Meier. "I suppose once you've led the Roman Empire, you don't really have a sense of limitations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing God | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

Though it seems they have little in common besides good cheekbones, JON BON JOVI and MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY have struck up quite a cinematic partnership. Bon Jovi wrote a song for EDtv, McConaughey's upcoming film, and the two are currently shooting U-571 in Rome. The film's about a World War II submarine, and the actors will spend three weeks on a sub off the coast of Malta. "I wasn't thrilled about getting my hepatitis and tetanus shots," says Bon Jovi, who's claustrophobic too. "I thought about getting a note from my doctor saying I got them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 1, 1999 | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

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