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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Some in the Cambodian military think current Khmer Rouge leader Ta Mok had his old rival murdered to take the heat off his embattled guerrilla group. And at least one of Pol Pot's captors has seen the death as a way to wash his hands: "We are clean now," said his jailer, Nuon Nou. So is the U.S., Thailand and Singapore -- a tribunal might have brought to light just how much they helped him evade capture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mysterious Death of Pol Pot | 4/16/1998 | See Source »

...Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft Word and Office are the number one word processor and office software suite respectively on both Windows and Macintosh PC's. Novell NetWare, long the dominant product for PC-based networks, is slipping to second place behind Microsoft's NT Server, and the Redmond, Wash., software giant has made inroads into markets previously ruled by database giant Oracle and the web browser king Netscape...

Author: By John F. "case" kim, | Title: Joining the Dark Side | 4/14/1998 | See Source »

...cosmic false alarm: If aliens are benevolent, maybe they can save us from any asteroid crashes! DAVID BENSCH Mount Vernon, Wash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 13, 1998 | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

...with an American label slapped on them. The U.S. company then bills the customer at a marked-up price and pockets the profit. Customs agents also suspect that many distributors simply file phony export-declaration forms and ship directly to problem countries. Last December, Yuri I. Montgomery, an Olympia, Wash., exporter, was indicted on charges of sending South Korean-made stun guns called Thunder Woman and Thunder Blaster to Macedonia in 1992 without Commerce Department approval. Customs agents are now investigating whether the weapons were reshipped from Macedonia to neighboring Kosovo, where ethnic Albanians have been tortured. The cases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weapons Of Torture | 4/6/1998 | See Source »

...Wash. Floss. Flush. Brush. Pay your bills. Recycle. Call your mother...

Author: By Amanda P. Fortini, | Title: 100 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU GRADUATE | 4/3/1998 | See Source »

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