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Word: beene (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Do not bother to label Mamet a liberal or a conservative. He is a free radical attaching himself to whatever particle of reality promises further knowledge of the whole. At times he can be -- well, freakish. How about an interpretation of Superman as the most vulnerable of beings because his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Power Browser | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Meanwhile the overcrowded camps in Hong Kong threaten to erupt in violence and disease. The refugees' presence is deeply resented, since many of Hong Kong's 5.7 million people have close relatives who have been denied sanctuary and deported to China.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refugees Dashing Their Dreams | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Maurice finally sounded a tocsin last March, warning that profits would decline for at least the first half of 1989. He also announced plans to sell off much of the firm's $360 million consulting investment. Calling the move "ham-handed," Alan Gottesman, an advertising analyst at the Paine Webber...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sibling Setbacks | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

From his prison quarters in South Africa's wine-producing region near Paarl, Nelson Mandela has been conducting a quiet diplomatic campaign. Last July he accepted an invitation from his adversary, former President P.W. Botha, for a historic face-to-face meeting. Mandela has since received a series of visitors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa Meeting of Different Minds | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

As Mandela and De Klerk chatted, a virulent outbreak of black-on-black violence continued to spread in Natal province. Officials said at least 71 people have been killed since Dec. 1 in a turf war involving A.N.C. and Buthelezi supporters. Pan-Africanists have warned that they would join in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa Meeting of Different Minds | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

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