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Culture on Demand: Black is Beautiful The American Express black card is the ultimate status symbol Asia Buzz: Should the Net Be Free? Web heads want it all -- for nothing JAPAN: Failed Revolution Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori clings to power as dissidents in his party finally decide not to back a no-confidence motion Cover: Endgame? After Florida's controversial ballot recount, Bush holds a 537-vote lead in the state, which could give him the election |
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MARCH 20, 2000 VOL. 155 NO. 11
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MEA CULPA: Reflecting on 2,000 years of Church history, Pope John Paul II and Roman Catholic bishops worldwide mark the Lenten season by apologizing for the "faults of the past" and for sins against Christians and people of other faiths. Illustration for TIME by Anita Kunz |
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Winners PERVEZ MUSHARRAF Pakistani ruler avoids pariah label after Bill Clinton confirms that he'll make a house call ALAN BOND Disgraced Australian tycoon and America's Cup hero set free after High Court cuts jail term STEPHEN KING Becomes the first big-name author to launch his work exclusively online, for a fee |
Losers JOSEPH ESTRADA Philippine Prez's alleged meddling to help a crony prompts walkout by market regulators; stocks plunge JAMES HEWITT Princess Di's ex says boozy lunch with four women led him to reenact fatal Paris car chase CAIO KOCH-WESER German official withdraws from race to head IMF after U.S. and others deem him a lightweight |
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"My heart is in two places, but America is where I belong." MADELEINE ALBRIGHT, Prague-born U.S. Secretary of State, dismissing overtures by Czech President Vaclav Havel to succeed him in 2003 "I think that the elderly Mrs. Thatcher also needs an analysis by doctors." ABEL MATUTES, Spanish Foreign Minister, after Britain's Iron Lady accused Spain of "judicial colonialism" for pursuing dictator Augusto Pinochet |
"Whoever doesn't like it can drink the water of the Dead Sea." YASSER ARAFAT, Palestinian leader, vowing to declare an independent state this year "I control them only eight hours a day. After that, they take care of themselves." HUN SEN, Cambodian Prime Minister, conceding that he can't stop government officials from visiting brothels |
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