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NOVEMBER 27, 2000 VOL. 156 NO. 21
Spotlight
HOLD YOUR HORSES Katherine Harris, millionaire citrus heiress and Florida's
no-longer-obscure secretary of state, wanted to call the election, but the state Supreme Court corralled her from center ring, delaying vote certification until hearings this week. Illustration for TIME by Tim Bower
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Winners
MADONNA
Queen of Pop beats younger rivals (including Britney!) to win two top MTV music awards
ROSIE O'DONNELL
Move over, Oprah! American talk-show host gets her own magazine, Rosie's McCall's
SONIA GANDHI
Italian-born First Widow is easily reelected as head of India's main opposition party
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Losers
KATE MOSS
Thieves steal jewelry worth $350,000 -- including gift from ex-lover -- from British model's home
CARLY FIORINA
Hewlett-Packard CEO takes the heat for stock plunge after revealing earnings shortfall
AUNG SAN SUU KYI
Burma democracy leader faces new threat as brother sues for co-possession of home
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Verbatim
"Americans are capable of anything. They can walk in the street naked if they want. That's really too much."
QUANG BAO,
Vietnamese artist, during Bill Clinton's historic visit, on freedoms enjoyed in the U.S.
"I lay with all respect on your coffin a flower from Palestine, renewing my commitment to peace."
YASSER ARAFAT,
Palestinian leader, in a televised eulogy to Leah Rabin, widow of the assassinated Israeli Prime Minister
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"He thought the Beatles were witches flying on broomsticks from hell."
PHILLIP JOSEPH,
psychiatrist, at the trial of Michael Abram who was found not guilty, by reason of insanity, of trying to murder Fab Four guitarist George Harrison
"I'd like to thank MTV for my three cars, five houses and supermodel girlfriend. I'm living the dream."
ROBBIE WILLIAMS,
British pop star, accepting the Best Song honor at the MTV Europe Music Awards
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