May 5, 1997

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May 5, 1997

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IS HE UP TO THE JOB?
COVER

IS HE UP TO THE JOB?

By Anthony Wilson-Smith, T.W-S.17 min
GATES CRASHER
Business

GATES CRASHER

By JOHN SCHOFIELD16 min
TheMail
TheMail

TheMail

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IS HE UP TO THE JOB? 1617
COVER

IS HE UP TO THE JOB?

Even after 3½ years in office, the Prime Minister remains an unknown quantit By Anthony Wilson-Smith, T.W-S.17 min
GATES CRASHER 4445
Business

GATES CRASHER

SPECIAL REPORT By JOHN SCHOFIELD16 min
TheMail 66_1
TheMail

TheMail

'Happy reunions'
Mike's English mayhem 6667
Films

Mike's English mayhem

He is a Carnaby Street caricature, a mod playboy from England’s Swinging Sixties. He has the warm-custard accent, the crushed-velvet bellbottoms, the horn-rimmed glasses. And the bad teeth. He is Austin Powers, fashion photographer by day, secret agent by night. By Brian D. Johnson7 min
Rescue in Lima 3839
World

Rescue in Lima

A bold assault sends a message to terrorists
NOT A SURE THING 2223
COVER

NOT A SURE THING

The Liberals are strong but not invincible
'THE FLOOD OF THE CENTURY' 3031
Canada

'THE FLOOD OF THE CENTURY'

Manitobans flee the surging waters of the Angry Red River By JAKE MACDONALD,■7 min
Opening Notes 1415
Opening Notes

Opening Notes

Sailing in Cabot's historic wake By BARBARA WICKENS6 min
A V-chip tug-of-war 6061
Media

A V-chip tug-of-war

Onstage at the Academy Awards last month, he cut a diminutive figure, dwarfed by his co-presenter, Kristin Scott Thomas of The English Patient. But behind the scenes, Jack Valenti, Hollywood’s dapper lobbyist in Washington, casts a shadow that is indisputably giantsized. By MARCI MCDONALD6 min
The biography blues 62_263
Publishing

The biography blues

Will a Quebec businessman’s story ever get told? By MARK CARDWELL6 min
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