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...more willing to expose its underside. He ordered up Sun-Diamond Growers lobbyist Richard Douglas' phone records dating back to 1987--though Espy didn't take office till 1993--and his passports since 1978. At least one judge quashed some of Smaltz's subpoenas. Several of his lawyers quit because they were concerned about the prosecutorial standards of his office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Was This A Bad Idea? | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...wife and two children over four years. "There weren't too many people who stood up for Jews during the Holocaust," says club president William Elperin, son of two survivors. "Now Christoph has stood up for them and was punished." To get ready for school, Meili has quit his job and is studying English. "I was just one of the little people who felt I should do what I could to see justice done," he says. "Now I look forward to starting a new life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Update: Dec. 14, 1998 | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

Florida's smoking judge concedes that criminalizing tobacco use could make it more glamorous. "That's a major concern when you're dealing with people this age," he says. But even if 15% to 20% of kids are persuaded to quit, he contends, the program will be a success. "I don't know what works," he admits. "But I figure that for a teenager, losing your license is like the death penalty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Busted for Possession | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...General Electric Co. is eight years old, the product of the merger of the Edison General Electric Co.-Thomas Edison's firm and the Thomson-Houston Co. It is a forced marriage: Edison was an inventing genius but no match for J.P. Morgan in finance. Edison would quit soon after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Business Of America | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

...impeachment which the Constitution gives solely to the House." Because Dash, who was regarded within the independent counsel's office as pompous and temperamental, is a venerated Democrat, he was a valuable asset to Starr. During his testimony on Thursday, Starr cited Dash's "great wisdom," and after Dash quit, Starr told reporters that "reasonable minds can differ." He added, "I love Sam Dash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lone Starr Hearings | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

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