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...humble, polite and upset. "Any time she goes somewhere with us, I want to cry because they have destroyed her looks," he says. Issatu went to Handicap International's clinic in Freetown and got a leather strap to help her hold a spoon on the end of her right arm. She smiles as she shows it off. "Before, I used to eat by holding the spoon between my arms," she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sierra Leone: War Wounds | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

...when 4-12 looked like a decent year to both squads. It looks that way again ? the Chiefs have lost both starting cornerbacks, their coach and probably what's left of their dignity after an awful preseason, while the Bears are pinning their hopes on the flaccid left arm of Cade McKnown. Still, Bears getting three points in front of the home folks against the Griefs is irresistible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NFL: On Top of the Covers | 9/10/1999 | See Source »

...majority leader Trent Lott complained that the U.S. had "given the farm away without a shot being fired." In particular, said Lott, the deal means "U.S. naval ships will be at the mercy of Chinese-controlled pilots and could even be denied passage by Hutchison," which he calls "an arm of the People's Liberation Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panama Canal: Giving Up The Ship? | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

...observers believe that Hutchison is an arm of the P.L.A. The publicly held firm manages 19 ports in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Shipping experts consider the company among the world's finest. And, says Joseph Cornelison, the commission's deputy administrator, "we'll control the timing of ships going in and out of Hutchison's ports." Moreover, under the treaty, U.S. Navy ships will keep their privilege of cutting to the front of the line of vessels waiting to traverse the canal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panama Canal: Giving Up The Ship? | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

...also said the Desirs--who were released on $25 bail each, paid by the EFZ---had been injured by police officers as they were arrested. The couple was taken to Cambridge Hospital and Ms. Desir is wearing a sling on her arm...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tenants Group Protests Eviction of Family | 8/13/1999 | See Source »

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