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...case with no clear winner, there was one undeniable loser--Judge Jackson. The court blasted him for "egregious" violations of the judicial-conduct canons, when he rattled on to the press while the case was pending, offering his opinion that Bill Gates had a "Napoleonic concept of himself and his company" and comparing Microsoft to a drug gang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Split But Microsoft's A Monopolist | 7/9/2001 | See Source »

...opened my remarks with, "I know who you are. You are rich, don't study too hard and have probably done cocaine--in short, you're well on your way to being President." This was not a winner. Then I dispensed advice, including a tip that you should try not to wind up as the moron who dies of alcohol poisoning. This wasn't a good call because it turned out a Palo Alto graduate from the year before had died of alcohol poisoning. My speech then touched on such topics as me kissing a lesbian and the fact that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High School Drop-In | 7/9/2001 | See Source »

...pressed the Yugoslav government to give Milosevic up, conditioning aid on his handover to the U.N., also claimed vindication. "Today's unfolding events demonstrate the wisdom of our position," crowed Joseph Biden, the chairman of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee. By some measures Belgrade was the biggest winner of all: with Milosevic in U.N. custody, the government garnered pledges of some $1.28 billion in desperately needed international assistance for this year alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milosevic: The End of The Line | 7/9/2001 | See Source »

...diminished with the end of his career. If anything, two months on the front pages of German newspapers have convinced him that he still takes up much space in the public imagination, his travails a delight for the masses. "Finally: a little payback," he says. "Becker was the winner for so long. 'The best in tennis with the best-looking wife, beautiful kids, money, he's smart - whatever he touches is gold!' In Germany they thought they had me in a box, and they can't cope with the fact that I'm 33, single, so they stir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boris Becker: Broken Promise | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

...opened my remarks with, "I know who you are. You are rich, don't study too hard and have probably done cocaine - in short, you're well on your way to being President." This was not a winner. Then I dispensed advice, including a tip that you should try not to wind up as the moron who dies of alcohol poisoning. This wasn't a good call because it turned out a Palo Alto graduate from the year before had died of alcohol poisoning. My speech then touched on such topics as me kissing a lesbian and the fact that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High School Drop-In | 7/1/2001 | See Source »

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