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...nerve gas some 20 times during the Vietnam war has caused something of a stir in the corridors of power. Defense Secretary William Cohen asked his staff to hunt for evidence of sarin deployment Monday, while Rep. David Skaggs (D-Colo.) of the House Intelligence Committee -- himself a Vietnam vet -- said he found the story "absolutely stunning and appalling if it is substantiated." Skaggs launched his own inquiry to attempt just that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarin Story Hits a Nerve | 6/9/1998 | See Source »

DIED. RONALD RIDENHOUR, 52, Vietnam vet turned investigative journalist whose dogged accusations as an ex-G.I. led to the exposure of the massacre at My Lai; of a heart attack while playing handball; in Metairie, La. Shocked by comrades' talk of the March 16, 1968, killings, Ridenhour investigated and sent a long letter to several Congressmen and President Nixon when he returned to the U.S. His account that "something rather dark and bloody" had transpired seared the nation's conscience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones May 25, 1998 | 5/25/1998 | See Source »

Here are a few things we know about Eric Robert Rudolph: He's a 31-year-old Army vet; he's never held a steady job or opened a bank account, and he has dabbled at the fringes of right-wing extremism. He's invariably described as handsome and polite by those who know him; he appears to enjoy swords-and-sorcery films; and (inevitably), he's "a loner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Escape From the Smoky Mountains | 5/5/1998 | See Source »

...called, will have help navigating D.C.'s treacherous lobbying shoals from ex-Senator and Visa pitchman Bob Dole as well as from such heavy hitters as ex-Federal Trade Commissioner Christine Varney, ex-FTC general counsel Kevin Arquit and Powell Tate, the p.r. firm headed by Carter White House vet Jody Powell and onetime Reagan aide Sheila Tate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rumble In The Beltway | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

...class-action suits, kicked over a chair in frustration. He lost. McCain, meanwhile, worked diligently to keep allies from bolting. At one point, he called Democratic committee member John Kerry to apologize for a staff member's brush-off. "I'm deeply embarrassed," McCain told Kerry, a fellow Vietnam vet. "You do play an important role." After hanging up, McCain chided his aides: "Look, if John's not in on the takeoff of this thing, he won't want in on the landing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain's Big Deal | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

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