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...Just remember," George W. Bush told aides in his Detroit hotel room last Thursday morning, as he read his political obituaries in the papers, "this is when you find out who your friends are." The polls were so tight it was getting harder to breathe; Republican wise men in Washington were calling for a human sacrifice. But this is the same team that saw Bush through his two races for Governor and helped him dig out from the New Hampshire avalanche. It would be unthinkable for him to abandon them now. In fact, Bush is making his own target list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: How Bush Lost His Edge | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...instability and draw NATO into the fight. "The Yugoslav army is not politically motivated," he says blandly during an interview at his mountain farm. "It is a guarantor of stability." The Yugoslav army's top commander, Colonel General Nebojsa Pavkovic, who recently commended Slobodan Milosevic for his "wise and decisive policies that have preserved the dignity of our people," says his troops have been acting in Montenegro only to prevent "the infiltration of terrorists." He wonders aloud why his army would be planning a coup when it had tolerated Djukanovic for so long already...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slobo's Next Target | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...wise? The pros and cons may surprise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parental Leaves | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...yielding money-market fund as the default investment and 2% or 3% of pay as the default contribution rate. If you're not paying attention--and that fairly describes anyone who must be forced into a 401(k) plan--you might assume that the company fathers have made wise decisions for you. They haven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drafted to Save | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...version of its new operating system, OS X, the day before Me hits stores. If it were a beauty contest, OS X's watery blue interface would win hands down over boring little Me. Then again, the much-delayed OS X is still vaporware, so beta users would be wise to tread lightly. Meantime, I'll still be hammering on Windows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Live Dangerously | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

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