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...well be the best three years of my life," she enthuses. "I am experiencing a rebirth." Such themes -- independence, job fulfillment and spiritual renewal -- are central elements of Lear's. Divided into five sections, including "Pleasures" and "Self Center," the premiere issue features an interview with Philippine President Corazon Aquino and original fiction by Doris Lessing. There are also inspirational profiles of half a dozen exemplars of the Lear's woman, a combination of elegance, success and self-awareness. Most revolutionary are the fashion pages, which feature models ranging from 33 to 60. "We are breaking the perception that...
...Shah in Iran and the fall of Marcos in the Philippines. The U.S. government never acted on its knowledge that the Shah was weak, but the government put information to good use in formulating policy towards the Philippines when deciding when to back away from Marcos and support Aquino...
Since Philippine President Corazon Aquino displaced long-time ruler Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, an insurgent party has stepped up a terrorist campaign, and there has been one attempted coup...
President Corazon Aquino had grown accustomed to winning big at the polls. In last week's provincial and local elections, however, she had to settle for something less than a sweep. The governing coalition confidently predicted that 70% of its candidates would be elected; though the official count was not completed, Aquino's forces clearly fell short of that goal. Among those defeated were two of the President's relatives. "This is a rejection of the concept of political dynasty but not of Cory," said Senate President Jovito Salonga, an Aquino ally...
Afterward Defense Secretary Rafael Ileto quit, complaining of insufficient support for his efforts to strengthen the armed forces in the face of a Communist insurgency and a dissident movement within the military, and Aquino was forced to carry out a Cabinet shuffle. Ileto's successor: Armed Forces Chief of Staff Fidel Ramos, 59, one of the heroes of the 1986 military revolt that deposed former Dictator Ferdinand Marcos...