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...things led me to mistakenly conclude that Gore had won Tuesday night's smackdown. It was clear that Bush didn't fully understand the peril of making Russia our broker in Serbia, especially since Russia remained so sympathetic toward the defeated Milosevic. The RU 486 question tied him in knots. He didn't want to remind such a large audience that his official position on abortion is to recriminalize it if he can change enough hearts. So he fudged his earlier statement that he would seek to overturn approval of the drug, saying a President is powerless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Stretches and Sighs | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...earn the association's seal. The system broke down in the 1970s, but for two decades it kept Batman from drinking blood and Wonder Woman dressed. What the politicians would prefer again is that the entertainment companies hold the line themselves. Of course, in a world where WWF Smackdown! qualifies as children's TV, nobody really knows where that line is supposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Issues 2000: Washington To Hollywood: Oh, Behave | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

...earn the association's seal. The system broke down in the 1970s, but for two decades it kept Batman from drinking blood and Wonder Woman dressed. What the politicians would prefer again is that the entertainment companies hold the line themselves. Of course, in a world where "WWF SmackDown!" qualifies as children's TV, nobody really knows where that line is supposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Washington to Hollywood: Oh, Behave | 9/16/2000 | See Source »

...Buchanan in "Reform Party Smackdown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Politics Junkie: Your Move, Gore | 8/7/2000 | See Source »

...Duran Duran video), but Levinson says they mimic the "voyeuristic kind of approach" of shows like Cops. Says Fontana: "You want [channel surfers] to stop and say, 'What the hell is that?'" That might also describe a typical Homicide fan's reaction to UPN mates like WWF Smackdown!, but entertainment president Tom Nunan says the show is a good match for UPN: "We do things a little differently, and that is Barry and Tom's hallmark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Fighting Inner Demons | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

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