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...ambitious undertaking would certainly provide an immediate lift to the economy, no bad thing when the general prognosis is for anemic growth through the middle of the decade. In the long run, the economy's basic foundation would get a second life. "The economy needs a shot in the arm, and these things need to be done," says economic forecaster David Levy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Quick Fix Is Not Enough | 1/13/1992 | See Source »

Eugene ("Red") McDaniel, a retired Navy captain who heads the American Defense Foundation and its educational arm, the American Defense Institute, came to the POW issue the hard way -- he was once one himself. After his release in 1973, he resumed his military career, ending up at the Pentagon, where he concluded that "the U.S. government would never do the job" of tracking down the POWs who he became convinced were left behind. McDaniel's group has been the conduit for a number of photographs of alleged POWs that ^ have been made public recently, including the now famous picture that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mia Industry Bad Dream Factory | 1/13/1992 | See Source »

...from product plugs. Evander Holyfield earned $20 million waltzing with Foreman. Bobby Bonilla signed with the New York Mets for $29 million for five years. And Minnesota-Twin-for-a-year Morris, 36, whose won-lost record for the past four seasons is 54-57, rented his right arm to the Toronto Blue Jays; the two-year deal is worth $10.85 million. That's about $1,500 a pitch, for those of you who couldn't afford a pocket calculator this Christmas. (But these are still middle-income entertainers. TV's Bill Cosby earned $60 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best of 1991: Sport | 1/6/1992 | See Source »

...from product plugs. Evander Holyfield earned $20 million waltzing with Foreman. Bobby Bonilla signed with the New York Mets for $29 million for five years. And Minnesota-Twin-for-a-year Morris, 36, whose won-lost record for the past four seasons is 54-57, rented his right arm to the Toronto Blue Jays; the two-year deal is worth $10.85 million. That's about $1,500 a pitch, for those of you who couldn't afford a pocket calculator this Christmas. (But these are still middle-income entertainers. TV's Bill Cosby earned $60 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best of 1991 | 1/6/1992 | See Source »

...When you say a parallel government, do you mean a specific arm of the Executive Branch, like "special...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Plunging into The Labyrinth | 12/23/1991 | See Source »

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