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JUNE 5, 2000 VOL. 155 NO. 22
Spotlight
LOOKING GOOD With the House of Representatives voting to permanently normalize trade relations with Beijing, U.S. companies hope to flood Chinese President Jiang Zemin's country with American imports. Next up for China: admission to the World Trade Organization, perhaps by the end of the year. Illustration for time by Victoria Kann
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Winners
TONY BLAIR
British P.M. goes gaga over little Leo and takes fortnight off. Cool Dad rules Cool Britannia
ANWAR IBRAHIM
Former Malaysian Deputy P.M. scores invite to the King's birthday bash. Shame he's in jail
LINDA TRIPP
Off the hook. Charges dropped against Monica confidante who secretly taped saucy calls
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Losers
AUGUSTO PINOCHET
Justice at last? Chilean court strips the ex-dictator of immunity from prosecution for rights abuses
MIKULAS DZURINDA
Slovakian P.M. gets lost during fun run in Prague and runs 18 km instead of 9. He doesn't win
BILL CLINTON
On the hot seat. Court rules U.S. Prez should lose law license for lying in sex scandal
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Verbatim
" I'll give up my gun when you take it from my cold, dead hands. "
CHARLTON HESTON, newly reelected president of the U.S. National Rifle Association, declaring his right to bear arms
" This is like Notting Hill."
HUGH GRANT, British actor, responding to the paparazzi outside his home following his breakup with Elizabeth Hurley
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" Michael's name in marketing is like magic in a bottle. If the cap ever came off, I'm not sure if we could get it back in. "
DAVID FALK, Michael Jordan's agent, testifying in a legal suit brought by the American basketball legend
" There is only one headline in Lebanon tonight ... the slinking, servile withdrawal by Israel. "
ISRAELI ANCHORWOMAN, announcing on state television the end of Israel's occupation of Lebanon
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