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OCTOBER 2, 2000 VOL. 156 NO. 13
Spotlight
WEIGHING HIS OPTIONS A week after his shock decision to quit politics amid a bribery scandal,
Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori announced plans to remain in power until general elections
can be held next year. Fears of a military coup receded. Illustration for TIME by Stephen Savage
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Winners
DAVID OYELOWO
All hail first black actor chosen by the Royal Shakespeare Company to play an English king
BILL CLINTON
Nice week. Whitewater case is dropped, and China trade deal shines President's legacy
GEORGE W. BUSH
U.S. presidential hopeful beats Gore in warm-and-fuzzy stakes with Oprah TV spot
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Losers
MICK JAGGER
Rock star reaches multimillion-dollar settlement with ex-girlfriend, over their baby
ABDURRAHMAN WAHID
World Bank and U.S. tell Indonesian leader to curb militia or risk aid cutoff
IRWIN JACOBS
Thieves steal Qualcomm CEO's laptop computer, full of company secrets
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Verbatim
"There are solutions in the air. We must sit together intensively ... until we see white smoke."
YOSSI BEILIN,
Israeli Justice Minister, on the path toward finding peace in the Middle East
"We were afraid that in the end they would keep us out of affection."
JEAN-JACQUES LE GARREC,
one of two French journalist-hostages who escaped from Philippine captors who had taken a liking to them
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"If you want to do spies, you can still do spies. Spies against Iraq or China or North Korea."
FREDERICK FORSYTH,
British thriller writer, rejecting the notion that the end of the cold war has killed his subject matter
"I heard explosions. I jumped up, thinking we're being attacked. When you come from a country like Colombia, it's natural."
DANILO CARO,
Olympic shooter, recalling his fright during an opening ceremony rehearsal
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