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JUNE 12, 2000 VOL. 155 NO. 23
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NO CONTEST For Peru's President Alberto Fujimori, securing reelection was easy--the Napoleonic leader's only opponent boycotted the May 28 vote, citing suspected electoral fraud. The hard part will be ending the continuing nationwide protests and bridging the country's deep political divide. Illustration for TIME by Roberto Parada. |
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WINNERS DAVID TRIMBLE Unionist leader breathes new life into Northern Ireland peace process, wins international kudos ROBBIE WILLIAMS Pop superstar is voted the world's sexiest man by British magazine. Take that, Brad Pitt! ARNOLDO ALEMAN Nicaragua's President releases 300 female prisoners to mark Mother's Day. What a guy! |
LOSERS ABDURRAHMAN WAHID Indonesian President's reform efforts dealt a blow after top aide quits in new corruption scandal YEVGENY KAFELNIKOV Fault! Tennis writers vote Russian star as the most difficult player on the pro circuit CANAAN BANANA Zimbabwean ex-Prez loses appeal and is jailed for a year for sex assaults on male staff |
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" I will be whatever my people want me to be. If they don't want me ... I will step back and go to my village and milk my cows. " GEORGE SPEIGHT, Fijian coup leader, on his uncertain role in any future government " I have one advantage she'll never have--I can be myself. I am a New Yorker" RICK LAZIO, Republican and U.S. Senate candidate, attacking his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton |
" I am against this government and this dopey Prime Minister. " CHARLES PERKINS, fiery Australian Aboriginal activist, after resigning from an indigenous-advisory committee for the Sydney Olympic Games " This is the end of the dotcom gold rush. " DAVID COOPERSTEIN, technology consultant, who believes a serious shakeout is under way |
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