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Ross (David Schwimmer) attempts to turn up the charm as Chandler (Matthew Perry) and he vie for the affections of a pizza delivery girl (guest star Kristin Dattilo-Harvard). Their third musketeer, Joey (Matt LeBlanc), loses a big acting role...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IN THE BOX | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

...longer a question of if but when. Though Montenegro is linked to Serbia by a federal agreement, the state was slowly inching toward democracy--something most locals think Slobodan Milosevic wants to end. Already the streets are kind of pre-battlegrounds, where soldiers loyal to Milosevic vie with police for strategic positions, each nervously waiting for the spark that will make them turn their guns on one another. Political leaders are scrambling to get their families...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking For Options: The Balkans' Next Domino? | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...point is not to assign blame or point fingers. But when hotshot Ivy-leaguers vie for higher office the moment they have graduated from college (apparently there are several students already angling for my state representative's seat), you have to wonder: If they win, will they be able to address their constituency's needs? Of politicking they know much, but of their people, they will know little...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: The Politician in Your Neighborhood | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...This is totally just a beginning for the team," Deveney said. "The freshman, sophomores and juniors are so strong that they should get second next year, and might vie for first in the coming seasons...

Author: By Peter D. Henninger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Swimming Takes Third at Ivy Championships | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

...candidate, JESSE JACKSON has been urging prominent black politicians to run for the U.S. Senate. So far his blandishments have fallen flat. Jackson admits that ALAN C. PAGE, the retired Minnesota Viking defensive lineman, is "reluctant" to give up a safe seat on the state supreme court to vie for the Senate slot occupied by Republican ROD GRAMS. Former Agriculture Secretary MIKE ESPY cites personal reasons for not running against Mississippi's TRENT LOTT: he not only owes $1 million in fees to the lawyers who won his acquittal on corruption charges last year, but he is also getting married...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000 | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

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