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The Vice President's biggest weakness is not his inability to emulate the Clinton model of politicking but his adoption of its most unsavory aspects. Examples are his "no controlling legal authority" excuse to charges that he violated campaign laws and his denial that he knew the Buddhist temple affair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 12, 1998 | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

This time around Gillett is taking precautions, separating his various ventures so that a mishap in one can't pull down the others. Running ski resorts has become a family affair, with Gillett drawing on the active participation of his wife Rose and their four sons, ages 22 to 27...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SKI MOGUL GEORGE GILLETT: KING OF THE HILL | 12/29/1997 | See Source »

Not that the prosecution's case is a slam dunk: there is no physical evidence tying Markhasev to the murder last January on a freeway off-ramp near Brentwood, Calif., and the only eyewitness failed to identify Markhasev in a police lineup. Most of the case will rest on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SECOND ACTS | 12/29/1997 | See Source »

And then came the death of Princess Di, the response to which was at once overwhelming and bewildering. Here was the loss of someone who was not a hero, a saint or a leader. Reduced to basics, hers was the life of a high-born girl, royally seduced and abandoned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE YEAR EMOTIONS RULED | 12/22/1997 | See Source »

So the religious right's Whitehead and his Rutherford Institute have taken up Paula Jones' cause! This illustrates the biggest weakness of Protestant morality: focusing on sexual mores instead of the questionable actions of vested interests that threaten the common good. Nothing worthwhile can come from this case. If Jones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 15, 1997 | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

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