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SEPTEMBER 4, 2000 VOL. 156 NO. 9
Spotlight
SISTER POWER Venus and Serena Williams have dominated women's tennis this summer, swatting all before them. Now, the draw for the U.S. Open--which starts Aug. 28--serves up the tantalizing possibility of a sibling showdown in the final. Illustration for TIME by James Bennett
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Winners
AL GORE
U.S. presidential hopeful surges in polls, escapes investigation into 1996 fund-raising activities
WEN HO LEE
American scientist in China spy scandal is granted bail after judge finds flaws in case
TIGER WOODS
Three pretty Masters all in a row. Just 24, golfer is being hailed the greatest ever
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Losers
EMINEM
American rapper hits rock bottom. First his mother, now his estranged wife sues for $10 million
VLADIMIR PUTIN
Nonchalance during Kursk crisis has Russian leader's popularity sinking
LINFORD CHRISTIE
British sprinter-turned-coach is branded a drug cheat and banned for two years
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Verbatim
"Forgive me for not bringing back your boys."
VYACHESLAV POPOV,
commander of the Russian navy's Northern Fleet, apologizing to the families of sailors who died on the sunken submarine Kursk
"Even though we're not in a war right now, there are a lot of bad guys in the world."
AL GORE,
American presidential candidate, explaining to a 10-year-old why the U.S. has an army of soldiers
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"I hope that some day an American president will say something good about China."
ZHAO QIZHENG, Chinese information minister, launching a $7 million cultural promotion tour in the U.S.
" L.A. has Hollywood, India has the Taj Mahal and Sydney has its drag queens."
BOB KATTER, Australian politician, criticizing Olympic organizers over their plan to use "men in frocks" at the closing ceremony
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