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...used to feel when I would go to see sick people or handicapped people in the Superman years. I was called on to go everywhere as a kind of symbol--to Sloan-Kettering to see terminally ill children, to the Make a Wish Foundation, where the kid's last request is to meet me, you know, even though I'm not Superman. Indulge in the fantasy of meeting the person who plays Superman. Sometimes they didn't even make a distinction. I could show up in blue jeans, and I'd still be Superman to them. And it was heartrending...
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas: Calling prosecutors' request for a lengthy prison term a death sentence, a federal judge sentenced former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker to four years probation for his May 28 conviction on Whitewater fraud and conspiracy charges. U.S. District Judge George Howard Jr. said prison "would be as cruel as the grave" for the ailing defendant. Tucker faced 10 years in prison but had appealed for leniency, citing his public humiliation and a chronic liver condition. Tucker was the first of the three Whitewater defendants to be sentenced. Susan McDougal will be sentenced Tuesday, but after cooperating with...
...ultimate status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip until Israeli and Palestinian negotiators reach a final agreement. Talks resumed today after being delayed since February 14th, when a string of Hamas suicide bombings delayed meetings until after the election which brought Netanyahu to power. "The timing of this request is very bad," says TIME's Johanna McGeary. "Why would the U.S jump into the Middle East before the November elections? It is foolhardy for Arafat to think that Bill Clinton will or can tell Netanyahu what to do. Especially during an election, Clinton is not about to get into...
...ultimate status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip until Israeli and Palestinian negotiators reach a final agreement. Talks resumed today after being delayed since February 14th, when a string of Hamas suicide bombings delayed meetings until after the election which brought Netanyahu to power. "The timing of this request is very bad," says TIME's Johanna McGeary. "Why would the U.S jump into the Middle East before the November elections? It is foolhardy for Arafat to think that Bill Clinton will or can tell Netanyahu what to do. Especially during an election, Clinton is not about to get into...
...FRANCISCO: Hoping to build support among gay voters, President Clinton says he will request an extra $65 million for AIDS drug assistance programs administered by the states, nearly doubling the current level of funding. White House officials said that the programs, which receive two-thirds of their funds from the federal government, are helping some 69,000 poor people who have the HIV virus. TIME White House correspondent J.F.O. McAllister reports that this will allay some of the complaints from AIDS activists, who believe there has been more talk than action on such assistance. "This is not a continuation...