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Lebed's firing was the climax of three unedifying weeks of political maneuvering and smear campaigns, conducted through the media and sometimes by them, during which former Kremlin officials and present senior ministers have traded mutual accusations of contract murders, high treason, corruption and spying on one another. Nobody, of course, has been arrested in connection with these allegations. During most of this time Yeltsin--now largely reduced to symbolic 60-sec. taped appearances on the evening news--sat quietly by, occasionally expressing incongruously mild disapproval. All this came to an end in the middle of last week. Interior Minister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: WHY LEBED GOT BOOTED | 10/28/1996 | See Source »

...fact that precious campaign dollars are expended in the quest to win over these voters is an indication of the president's political strength and rejuvenation. Yet, the message of this ad turned its back on everything that has gotten Bill Clinton to this point and was a black smear on his presidency...

Author: By Andrei H. Cherny, | Title: Clinton's Wrong Values | 10/24/1996 | See Source »

...check out the credibility of controversial "sometime soldier of fortune" Scott Barnes and his charges of political intrigue by the Republican Party? Barnes has been lying to the public for years with his cloak-and-dagger make-believe charges about pow rescues, cia assassinations and finally Republican smear campaigns. Ross Perot and Scott Barnes deserve each other. WILL LEVISON Arlington, Virginia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 2, 1996 | 9/2/1996 | See Source »

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Blasts smear ads, only to be reminded of her part in hubby's mudslinging 1994 Senate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Aug. 19, 1996 | 8/19/1996 | See Source »

...lawyers have reported that McDougal, who faces 84 years in prison and $4.5 million in fines, has been talking to Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr's office for several weeks. In the past, McDougal had feistily refused to cooperate with the prosecution, which he called a $5 million Republican smear campaign. In May the unwell 55-year-old faced possibility of a jail sentence stoically, saying if he were given a jail sentence, he would cheat prosecutors of their victory in the end by dying in prison. Prosecutors now suspect that McDougal may be cooperating to help his former wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tucker Sentenced to Four Years Probation | 8/19/1996 | See Source »

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