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Word: wente (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...combination of both. Or it could go into major denial mode. "If you're looking at this presidency," said White House spokesman Joe Lockhart Monday, "I can't point to a case where we know something was stolen, we know who did it and we know where it went to and we know where it came from," he said. "That's the bottom line, as disappointing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cox Report: Full of Familiar Embarrassments | 5/25/1999 | See Source »

...package of potential targets next headed down the Potomac from the CIA to the Pentagon basement, home to the Joint Staff's directorate for targets and from there to the U.S. European Command in Germany and to NATO. All were charged with making sure that any bombs that went astray would do scant harm. No one raised an alarm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Embassy Bombing: Small Steps to a Big Disaster | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

While Gloria went on to sell 70 million albums worldwide, Emilio began exploring songwriting and producing. In 1995 he formed the Crescent Moon label and started signing acts such as Cuban bassist Cachao, known as the Father of Mambo, whom major labels had ignored. A string of Grammy nominations eventually followed; so did non-Latino artists like Madonna and Will Smith, seeking to add some tropical flavor to their songs. "Emilio's ears and vision are absolutely incredible," says Tommy Mottola, CEO of Sony Music, which distributes the Crescent Moon label. "He's in front of the curve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Godfather of the Miami Sound | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...worst driver in North America (I'm being too limited). She had no sense of direction. Confronted about her inability to drive to an intended destination, Meg responded that she "went to places not accessible to normal people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eulogy: MEG GREENFIELD | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...almost nothing to alert Wah Lim, according to the report. On May 7, 1996, without informing State, Lim assistant Nick Yen faxed the panel's draft conclusions to scientists in Beijing. Soon after, the rockets' reliability improved dramatically. State and Defense Department officials found out about the Loral fax, went ballistic and called in the Justice Department. Loral executives insist the fax was a clerical error, but federal and congressional investigators want answers: Did Loral VIPs deliberately choose not to know too much so China could get what it wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secrets Leaked to China: Dumb or Deliberate? | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

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