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NOVEMBER 30, 1998 VOL. 152 NO. 21


Spotlight

AL FOR THE PEOPLE: It's usually a sedate conference of Asian leaders, but last week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum was rocked when U.S. Vice President Al Gore defied protocol, praising Asian demands for democratic reform and citing the "bravery" of protesters in host country Malaysia. Illustration for TIME by Hashim Akib

W I N N E R S  &  L O S E R S
GEORGE LUCAS
Two-minute preview of director's Star Wars prequel packs theaters and causes an Internet stir
LORD IRVINE
British House of Lords allows Lord Chancellor to abandon the traditional tights and slippers
FERDINAND MARCOS
U.S. court overturns $22 billion judgment that ruled the late Philippine dictator stole treasure
ROBIN WILLIAMS
Disney puts the brakes on his movie Bicentennial Man when the budget soars near $100 million
BARBIE AND KEN
Rejecting the "culturally invasive" dolls, Iran will start producing its own Sara and her brother Dara
JAPANESE CREDIT
Dad won't like this report card. Moody's downgrades the government's sovereign ratings
V E R B A T I M
"The specifics cannot be told because they belong to state secrecy."
TANG GUOQIANG, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, asked to define state secrets after German journalist Juergen Kremb was expelled for stealing some

"I think everyone in the world knows this is it, this is the last chance--people are tired of this merry-go-round with Iraq."
RICHARD BUTLER, Chief U.N. weapons inspector, calling for unrestricted access for his team and warning that Baghdad had exhausted the world's patience

"I'm going to have a surly bunch of Republicans."
HENRY HYDE, U.S. House Judiciary chairman, at Bill Clinton's impeachment inquiry, as he allotted extra time for the Democratic counsel to ask another question

"Didn't you feed them?"
BARNEY FRANK, Democratic Congressman, in response



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