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NOVEMBER 1, 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 17
Spotlight
WELCOME TO NEW YORK, YOU JERK: Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker, he of the smart mouth and fast arm, will find himself at home in a city known for its rude, fast-moving residents as his teammates arrive to face the Yankees on their home turf in the baseball World Series this week. Illustration for TIME by Gary Locke
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Winners
MARTHA STEWART
Doily dominatrix goes public at $18, ends week at $40. And those shares make great placemats
TONYA HARDING
Banned from amateur skating over 1994 knee-bashing, she sparkles in pro debut
MARLA MAPLES
Gets $1.5 million in overdue alimony from ex-hubby and would-be-Prez Donald Trump
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Losers
SHINGO NISHIMURA
Japanese defense vice-minister resigns after likening nuclear weapons to deterrent against rape
ELIZABETH DOLE
Bob's Viagra earnings didn't help? Underfunded Liddy quits presidential race
MOHAMMED AL FAYED
Paying taxes for 30 years still doesn't get British passport for Egyptian-born Harrods owner
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Verbatim
"The day he's behind bars, I will finally be able to go to bed early and wake up the next morning rested."
JULIETTE BENZAZON, Holocaust survivor, after France convicted Maurice Papon for war crimes
"Nine hundred million people are lost in the hopeless darkness of Hinduism."
SOUTHERN BAPTIST BOOK, urging followers to convert Indian Hindus to Christianity
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"If I thought he was going to cause the Queen harm, I'd have had no hesitation in killing him."
IAN PRAGNELL, British guardsman, on stopping a protester during Jiang Zemin's London visit
"The kilt helps us get women when we go abroad. It's a macho thing worn with attitude."
TOMMY MADDEN, leader of a Scottish-pride group, responding to a Polish sex manual that suggests the kilt is worn by transvestites
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