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...hard to believe we were so stupid. But we'll do our damnedest to convince you we were exactly that stupid. It's better than having you believe we were misusing the FBI to help us smear top Republicans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED... | 7/8/1996 | See Source »

...Although a Pap smear can detect abnormal cells before they turn malignant, 50% of women diagnosed with CERVICAL CANCER never had the test, a federal panel finds. The cancer is linked to the human papilloma virus; multiple sex partners and early sexual activity increase the risk of contracting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Apr. 15, 1996 | 4/15/1996 | See Source »

...claiming B&W invaded his privacy, made false statements about his personal life, destroyed evidence and abused the legal process in an effort to intimidate him. He is also weighing a libel action against B&W, IGI and Manhattan publicist John Scanlon for waging what he regards as a smear campaign. "I believe the industry as a whole is flagrantly deceptive and dishonest," he explains. "It says one thing and does another, and I think the public needs to know that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOBACCO BLUES | 3/11/1996 | See Source »

...whole set of issues come up. The other side may be trying to smear you," says Loeb University Professor Walter Gilbert, who has testified in two patent cases this year. "It's not a hobby. It's a serious business...

Author: By Elizabeth T. Bangs, | Title: Professors Find Testifying Is a Trying Experience | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

...This key, and so far unanswered, question has spawned a host of conspiracy theories. Right-wing circles are calling Raviv an agent provocateur who purposefully incited anti-Rabin fanaticism. An alternate, even wilder theory holds that Shin Bet actually plotted a faked assassination attempt in order to smear opponents of the peace process. Under this scenario agents supposedly gave Amir a gun loaded with blanks, but his brother betrayed the Shin Bet by substituting real bullets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ROTTEN SAFETY NET | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

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