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...career legislators in the United States House even come close to this record. Couple this with the "permanent campaign" of crafting a legislative agenda through polling, focus groups and public relations blitzes that he and Dick Morris created in 1983 and 1984. Clinton has literally been campaigning his entire adult life. Whoever said that practice does not make perfect...

Author: By Tom Cotton, | Title: Clinton's Politicking Is Sincere | 10/19/1996 | See Source »

Appiah said he's non-parenting adult who extends his love and protection to his "adopted" children, a relationship that is quickly fading away in America...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, | Title: Experts Speak on Youth Values at IOP | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

...there lies the rub. Blethyn gives Cynthia all the delicacy and poise of a crack baby, at times almost frightening to watch. This portrayal works to a large extent and could probably stand on its own. She is, in truth, still a child who was thrust into playing the adult early on, and Blethyn's small, quavering voice further lends a perfect, little-girl feel to all her quirky little expressions ("I wouldn't know 'im if'e stood up in me soup...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, | Title: Leigh Dishes Up Family Ties Without Mallory | 10/17/1996 | See Source »

...year-old with adult-onset diabetes who weighed 90 lbs. more than recommended, I was given a prescription for Redux. The side effects were almost unbearable. I could not walk straight because of dizziness, I could not concentrate at work and I was lethargic to the point of being almost immobile. After 10 days of taking the drug, I stopped. My physician has now prescribed another diet drug you mentioned, fen/phen, and I have experienced no side effects. I strongly suggest that anyone for whom Redux has been prescribed start by ordering only a small supply, and stop taking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 14, 1996 | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

...interest rates reassured investors in September, bringing the current rise toward 6,000. Meanwhile, investment fever continues to rise as fast as the market. According to the Federal Reserve, last year for the first time in decades the value of household stockholdings outweighed home equity. More than one adult in three now owns stock directly, through a mutual fund or through a savings plan such as a 401(k). And the trend is continuing: through September, Americans put more than $177 million into stock mutual funds, more than twice last year's rate. How high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Incredible Rising Dow | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

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