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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...plans for the IRS building--he wants to demolish it, and sell off the rubble as souvenirs to pay down the national debt." After all, Browne says with a smile, the "U.S. government collects enough money from tariffs and excise taxes to fund all [its] constitutional functions." A little out there, perhaps, but the populist message and obvious willingness to take the high road on the issue distinguishes Browne as a sort of lone ranger and a definite Washington outsider. Or consider the sensationalist appeal of the infamous "meatball" spot for Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan. The advertisement begins with...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: Packaging the Presidency | 12/7/2000 | See Source »

...assuming he's re-elected in 2004. And as President, Putin will be discreetly ruthless in his dealings with opposition-minded political heavyweights. Finally, expect him to continue his rock-hard line on Chechnya. The breakaway republic's warlords do not just want independence, he believes. They want to demolish the Russian Federation. Putin speaks of direct rule over the republic and threatens to "destroy" anyone who takes up arms against Russian rule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Run for the Roses | 4/3/2000 | See Source »

...some point, it may have dawned on the Kings that Justice was mounting a serious investigation that would demolish their conspiracy theory. But late last year a wrongful-death suit that Pepper had filed on their behalf against Jowers came to trial in Memphis, providing a chance for a verdict that would shore up at least part of Pepper's tall tale. The proceeding was a fiasco. Jowers--who has changed his story so many times it ought to come with a version number like computer software--never took the stand in his own defense. Ballistics testimony was provided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They Have a Scheme | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

Candidate Christ, he said, merely by his presence could demolish these temporal politicians who use his name like it was a commercial product...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Would Candidate Jesus Do? | 1/17/2000 | See Source »

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