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That position - essentially supported by Bradley - will certainly be applauded in Democratic core constituencies who were appalled by the Clinton administration's retreat to a "don't ask, don't tell" policy. But it set alarm bells ringing in military circles, as a number of former commanders rushed critical comments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gore's Leftward Drift Could Haunt Him | 1/6/2000 | See Source »

Despite the moans of aging hippies, the American civil rights movement isn't dead, it's just changing. Unlike the sit-in activists of old, today's civil rights leaders have shifted the focus of their lobbying efforts from policymakers to image-makers, reasoning that TV and movies are the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming to Your TV: The New Face of Civil Rights | 1/6/2000 | See Source »

In a similar lobbying push, in July the National Organization for Women officially changed its pressure focus from legislatures to Hollywood boardrooms, claiming that entertainment industry imagery is now the best way to effect social change. The NAACP quickly followed suit, threatening network boycotts unless the Big Four increased minority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming to Your TV: The New Face of Civil Rights | 1/6/2000 | See Source »

Math-phobics of the world take heart - if a monkey can do it, anybody can. Researchers at Kyoto University have taught a female chimp named Ai to count and manipulate numbers. In an article published in a forthcoming edition of Nature, researchers report that Ai was usually able to memorize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Bonzo Counting Sheep at Bedtime? | 1/5/2000 | See Source »

Locals concede that this winter's cold has not lived up to that of past campaign seasons in New Hampshire, and there's more bad news for skiers - in the coming weeks, every presidential hopeful will try to raise the temperature a few more degrees. With this in mind, GOP...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Republicans Feel Some Primary Cholers | 1/5/2000 | See Source »