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...State for European Affairs, wrote justifying Democratic contributor LARRY LAWRENCE's burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Holbrooke is a wee bit defensive. All the evidence now seems to suggest that Lawrence, a former ambassador to Switzerland, fabricated his supposed World War II Merchant Marine service and the German torpedo that allegedly ripped open his vessel, tossing him into the drink. Says a source close to Holbrooke: "When someone tells you about something that happened to them, do you say, 'Excuse me, could I see documentary evidence?'" The source continues: "The question is whether he was who he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy: THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT--THEY TEND TO EXAGGERATE | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...telco legal teams have tied the FCC in many, many knots. Last week a federal court in St. Louis, Mo., once again blocked the FCC's efforts to force former Bell companies to open up their markets. "It's a torpedo under the waterline of efforts toward real competition," Hundt says. "Congress's intent to introduce competition was twisted by the judicial machinations of incumbent monopolists--both local and long-distance telephone companies." Hundt doesn't see the potential GTE-MCI merger as being particularly friendly to consumers. "By our count, GTE has filed 23 federal court actions challenging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HUNDT: HOW THE LAWYERS KILLED PHONE COMPETITION | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

...Travolta-like burst of renewed big-screen legitimacy from this role, as plays Jack with such sincerity that we almost believe that his films might actually be good (until we see how hilariously bad they really are). Jack, who has the delicacy to use terms like "Mr. Torpedo" rather than filthier terms for male genitalia, comes across as an honest and decent man despite his dissolute profession. Moore, as Amber Waves, also manages to display a certain sweetness despite her character's drug use and suspect "acting" career...

Author: By Marshall I. Lewy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Taste the '70s Again, For the First Time | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

Eddie Adams couldn't be more common. The 17-year-old idles at school and works nights as a dishwasher in a disco. But Eddie, who believes "everyone's blessed with one special thing," is opulently endowed "down there in the Mr. Torpedo area," as an admirer says. At any other time in history, that would win a fellow not much more than respect in the barracks shower. But this is the 1970s, and porno films are big business. Folks looking at Eddie's endowment gawk as if it were the Washington Monument. He is pornography's future: the Holy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: DIRK DIGGLER: A STAR IS PORN | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

...this helpful piece of advice from Brussels: "The European Union presidency calls on the government and people of Israel not to be provoked by those who want to torpedo peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHEN DIPLOMACY BECOMES OBSCENE | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

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