Word: rumored
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...outages, so on this occasion he simply rolled up his sleeves and set to work, fingers clacking out a flamenco on the keyboard, looking for the cause of the glitch. What he uncovered sent a chill down his spine--and has rippled across the Net ever since, like a rumor of doom. Someone, or something, was sending at the rate of 210 a second the one kind of message his computer was obliged to answer. As long as the siege continued--and it went on for weeks--Rosen had to work day and night to keep from being overwhelmed...
...have been persecuting witnesses. The international tribunal is only going after a few dozen higher-level government officials, but Rwandan courts have tens of thousands of suspects detained in overcrowded jails. There are significant challenges before both tribunals, but the stakes couldn't be greater. Says Purvis: "The rumor on the ground in Rwanda is that if these people aren't brought to justice, people will resort to the only sure way to settle the score: more ethnic violence." -->
...could be the biggest thing in sitcoms since Rhoda's wedding. According to TV Guide, the brains behind Ellen are thinking of having her come out as a lesbian this season. While homosexuality on TV is hardly a pioneering idea, the rumor has taken off because lead actress Ellen DeGeneres' own sexuality is a topic of much speculation...
...discover the Clintons had a child. But at 16 she is still too young to be exposed to the Princess Di treatment--a Barbara Walters special, MTV, the cover of Seventeen--that might ensue if she were to come within range of a microphone. When asked about the rumor, the President told TIME, "Chelsea hasn't asked to play a part, and I wouldn't have...
Behind her, photographers cover the beach, swarming around like locusts waiting to devour the next crop of tearful moments. The governor has come to town, and rumor has it that the president may be here soon as well...