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By Bruce Gottlieb, Jodi Kantor, Eve Gerber, Matt Alsdorf, Matt Alsdorf, Noam Scheiber, Ted Rose, Jeremy Derfner, Maura Kelly, Francesco Barbera and John BuntinUpdated Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at 4:33 AM ET

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Bruce Gottlieb is a law student and a former Slate staff writer. Jodi Kantor is Slate's New York editor. Eve Gerber is a Slate editorial assistant. Matt Alsdorf is a Slate editorial assistant. Matt Alsdorf is a Slate editorial assistant. Noam Scheiber is a senior editor at the New Republic. Jeremy Derfner is a former Slate editorial assistant. Maura Kelly writes about women's issues for Glamour.

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