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...They haven't found one yet. But the military is at least a credible issue for Cheney, if he doesn't oversell it (which he seems wont to do). And if it helps this running mate find his stride - one of Cheney's big problems so far is that he seems to want to give straight answers on TV, which inevitable leads to adjectives like "visibly frustrated" in the newspapers - this detour into matters military will be well worth it for a campaign that lately seems to have lost its true north...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cheney Finds His Own 'Message': The Military | 8/31/2000 | See Source »

...found themselves hooked. But this time, some of those parents may want to keep the book away from their younger ones. The rumors that "Goblet of Fire" is darker and more violent than the first three turn out to be true. A significant character dies (don't fear, we wont say which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Wait Was Worth It: That Old Harry Magic Is Back Again | 7/8/2000 | See Source »

...Back-in-the-day, as one is wont to say, we had CB jackets with Freaky Freazies inside. No need for smart wool jackets or canvas my-first-briefcases. We'd wrap a sheet of strawberry Fruit Roll Up around our index finger, then lick. Eeew. Anna stuck a tic tac up her nose. (The school nurse used tweezers to dislodge the one-calorie mint...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Groovy Train | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

...people go to auctions? The cynic immediately says, oh dont be ridiculous. There are certain items that wont be sold anywhere else BUT at an auction. Its not really a choice...

Author: By Cheryl Chan and Jennifer Liao, S | Title: Cinemanic: Skinner's Motion Pictures, Posters and Ephemera Auction | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...rivals can take some solace in knowing that Son's mistakes have been spectacular. He wasted billions of dollars on Ziff-Davis, which he is trying to sell off piece by piece. He sold Kingston at a loss, and some of his start-ups, as start-ups are wont to do, went south. Son would say these failures are the price of admission. If you don't play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Masayoshi Son: Emperor of the Internet | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

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