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...months ago, the saga took another twist. In a move that startled Kenyans, the President turned to Leakey for salvation. He named Leakey head of Kenya's civil service and secretary to the Cabinet, presenting him with a power base some insiders say is second only to the President's. "Leakey is recognized as a man of determination and integrity," Moi said in his announcement. "These are attributes which are greatly needed." Leakey, a white third-generation Kenyan, is given the job of overhauling Kenya's corrupt and inefficient public service and jump-starting the country's economy. Moi also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kenya's New Fireman | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

...whupped by a woman. It's midafternoon at the Chelsea Piers boxing facilities, and Rock is shooting a taped piece for his eponymous HBO talk show. The idea: Wouldn't it be funny if Rock went around New York City gyms looking for the next Great White Hope? The twist: he runs into female boxing champ Christy Martin, and in a staged fight, Rock gets knocked around the ring as if he's a shoe in a clothes dryer. Now Rock is seated on some bleachers, catching his breath. After a few minutes, Martin edges over and--in a surprisingly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seriously Funny | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

Furrow's downward spiral entered its final twist last fall. In late October, he took a 12-week leave from his job as a computer-assisted-design engineer at Northwest Gear, a maker of aircraft parts in Everett, Wash. Then he started drinking. One afternoon, in the depths of that bender, he tried to check himself into Fairfax Psychiatric Hospital. Babbling about having stabbed himself a few days before, he also boasted that he had a gun in his car. When an administrator took his keys and warned him that she would have to call the police, Furrow thrust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kids Got In The Way | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

...code so hideously complex? It's not because the IRS is run by fiends. Every twist and turn is there because someone wanted to use taxes to influence other people's behavior. Tax simplification is a popular rallying cry, but compassionate conservatives seem intent on making the tax code even more ornate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That's Really Big of Him | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

...ultimately Moby's careful hand that makes this album truly special, by knowing what to sample and how to incorporate these elements with a modern twist. Sounding nothing like anything currently being released, Play burbles with life and vitality that will reverberate long after its last notes have faded...

Author: By Annie K. Zaleski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Whale Migrates | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

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