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Coming from a loving family of seven kids, she seemingly had it all, but the one thing she lacked was self-confidence. Trapped within an abyss of bulimia and self-image problems, Pena felt as if she had nothing...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: Musselman, Pena Headline Women's Health Symposium | 4/24/1997 | See Source »

...deplore the tragedy which took place on the "Island of Peace," in which a Jordanian soldier fired on a group of Israeli schoolgirls, killing seven. This incident followed closely on King Hussein's letter of March 9 accusing Prime Minister Netanyahu of pushing Arabs and Israelis toward "an abyss of bloodshed and disaster...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Violent Rhetoric Must Stop | 3/20/1997 | See Source »

...DiCaprio. An executive at another studio says he can't imagine attempting "a period movie for that kind of dough on the water with Jim." What Cameron promises to deliver, of course, is the Titanic as no one has seen it. The director of Aliens, both Terminators and The Abyss, Cameron has "vast cinematic appetites," as an agent puts it, consistently delivering event films with dazzling effects. Nevertheless, Hollywood insiders can't fathom how Fox and Paramount--which are splitting the cost--will make money. Indeed, soon after shooting began, Paramount became spooked by the budget and demanded that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GLUB, GLUB, GLUB... | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...also a chronic German patriarch. "Music is your friend," says Papa in his Fuhrer-knows-best tone. "Everything else will let you down." David also has the classical pianist's romantic soul: part Liszt, part Liberace. Just as he embraces fame, he collapses into his mind's awful abyss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: PIANO FORTE | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...themselves which candidate they would most trust to care for their children. It was his attempt to cast himself as the responsible adult in the race. He never dreamed that the Clinton campaign had already decided to offer up a young, energetic President standing between their children and the abyss beyond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CLINTON IN THE RYE | 7/22/1996 | See Source »

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