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...small space is crammed with crates--but the price is right. For a figure about a foot high that could, if it is a genuine Nok, command tens of thousands of dollars at a gallery, he quotes a bargain price of $3,000. What you might call a steal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looting Africa | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

...officers arrested Kimberly M. Johnson, age unknown, at the Harvard Coop for shoplifting and possession of stolen wallets. Johnson allegedly attempted to use stolen credit cards to purchase goods and when that failed, she attempted to steal the goods...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POLICE LOG | 7/27/2001 | See Source »

...problems?most notably corruption?that threaten to stifle growth. Either way, there is a general consensus that China is a serious competitor to the rest of Asia. And assuming nations in the region don't orchestrate a turnaround soon, the current slump might provide China with an opportunity to steal the show. Many foreign investors already shun Southeast Asian nations in favor of China's huge market and cheap manpower. The $1.9 billion that Motorola spent on a semiconductor plant in Tianjin last year was more than the company has invested in Malaysia in the past three decades. More companies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sinking Feeling | 7/23/2001 | See Source »

ICHIRO SUZUKI First ever rookie to top All-Star voting. Another steal for Japan's homegrown hero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jul. 16, 2001 | 7/16/2001 | See Source »

...Jewish joke goes, "How do you make a Romanian omelet? First, steal two eggs." Glass's programs sound as if their creator began by stealing a microphone. He finds--uncovers--drama and humor in the most pedestrian of places. O thou woods colt of Lord Buckley, out of Diane Arbus. Go thou and conquer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ira Glass | 7/9/2001 | See Source »

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