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In article <4sijne$9cv@news1.emplink.net> mdallara@kcii.com writes:
-From the 7/17/96 edition of the _St._Petersburg_Times_...
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-Scientology suit against Time Warner dismissed
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-(Reuters)
-NEW YORK - A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a libel suit brought by the
-Church of $cientology International against Time Warner Inc. and its Time
-Inc. Magazine Co.
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-U.S. District Judge Peter Leisure threw out the suit, which alleged that a
-10-page article titled "Scientology: The Cult of Greed," published in 1992
-by Time magazine, carried false and defamatory statements.
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-Last year the court dismissed part of the case but heard new arguments on
-a remaining issue.
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-The article alleged that $cientology, rather than being a bona fide
-religion, is organized for the purpose of making money by legitimate and
-illegitimate means.
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-The issue that remained in the case involved the statement about a source
-of the church's funds.  Leisure said he found that the statement was not
-made with actual malice and was not libelous.

I saw the report of this last night on CNN (Headline News - what's the
difference?). Big cheer from the crowd when this came up. Questions...

1) Who was the clam that CNN interviewed?

2) Did anyone besides me find it hilarious yet hypocritical when said clam
claimed that they were fighting for the little guy against monster
corporations?

3) Did Helena Kobrin give TimeWarner lawyers the Death Stare(tm) ?
(OK, not likely I'll know that one for sure, but I can make a good guess.)

Chris - usually in t.o., but found report of lawsuit dismissal to be
immensely enjoyable.