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...further deregulating the telecommunications industry that will raise $3 billion to help pay for President Clinton's universal telecom service and might at the same time save people money. "This is follow-through on the deregulation of the industry promised in the Telecommunications Act of 1996," says TIME's Bruce Van Voorst. "The proceeds are paying for the concept of universal service, which today means not just phone lines to rural areas but the wiring of libraries, schools, and hospitals for the Internet. It's the Clinton Administration's promise that the gap between have- and have-nots will...
...With reporting by Bruce van Voorst/Washington
...fantasies. Evil (and, for that matter, good) should be something more than a spectacular design conceit. After the nice and not-nice E.T.s wow us with their first striking appearances, they have an obligation to grip us in slightly more profound ways. Although the cast, led by Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich, tries hard, they don't make a deep impression. "Like everyone and everything else in this movie, Willis runs hard and fast and with a certain style," notes Schickel. "But neither he nor his director can entirely disguise the fact that they are essentially running on empty, that...
...Administration is also agonizing over how to respond to Texas Governor George W. Bush's request to be permitted to privatize the state's welfare system. Some of the most influential players in the White House, including domestic-policy adviser Bruce Reed, are urging Clinton to grant a waiver that could make way for an important new approach to welfare. But Gore could suffer if the move antagonizes the powerful government-workers union...
...Reported by Aixa M. Pascual/New York and Bruce van Voorst/Washington