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...inherent prudence is now alloyed with what close friends and aides say is a noticeably more sober demeanor. The presidency has made Bush more circumspect than the sometimes loopy, arm-flapping creature of the campaign trail. He assumed a grim visage throughout the first week of the hostage crisis, despite efforts by aides to play down the preoccupation with Lebanon. Says an old friend: "The boyish enthusiasm is still there, but he's more careful, more one day at a time." Bush himself acknowledges as much: "Have I learned a lot? Sure. Do I think I'm maybe a little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George Bush: Mr. Consensus | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

...Thirteen," said Karen, who was standing behind the Black man. He lifted his hand, paused for a moment, and then dropped his arm...

Author: By Lisa A. Taggart, | Title: What is the Right Thing & When Do You Do It? | 8/8/1989 | See Source »

...says Priscilla. "We go to the malls, and people look at us, and some give us a look of approval or disapproval, but it doesn't stop us from holding hands. Sometimes people see us, and they think, 'Oh, nice. He can afford a housekeeper.' When Robert puts his arm around my waist, they're in shock. 'He's having an affair with his housekeeper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Smiles Vs. Stares | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

While Hezb, which has gained a reputation for strong-arm tactics, dismissed the incident as local feuding, some Jamiat members called for immediate revenge -- even if it risked jeopardizing the plans of their military commander, Ahmad Shah Massoud, for a late-summer offensive. Most, however, cautioned restraint. The loss of key lieutenants in the ambush was already a major setback to Massoud's efforts to transform his guerrilla force into a more conventional army capable of cracking government defenses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan Liberty, Fraternity - Disunity | 7/31/1989 | See Source »

...first time, he put a price tag on the loss to taxpayers from the fraud and mismanagement under former HUD Secretary Samuel Pierce: $2 billion. At least half of that appears to have been siphoned from a six-year- old program in which the Federal Housing Administration, an arm of HUD, shares the insurance of housing projects with private companies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

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