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How did it happen that these old Truman-Kennedy-Johnson-Carter warriors, who rose out of anger and even hunger, crossed over into the sated land of Republicans? Victims of their own remarkable success, maybe. "Must be $50 billion on the hoof here," muttered a Kennedy veteran. Mrs. Harriman, one...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency The Greatest Eclipse | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

"Right now," says Shamsuddin, a young farmer, "it is an effort for me even to talk to you. How can I dig and shovel earth without food in my belly?"

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bangladesh | 5/20/1991 | See Source »

So as they sit crosslegged, eyes closed, arms rested on their knees, palms open, a soothing voice offers guidance: "The arms are open. Imagine the infinite space and time and light which are held there. The belly is soft and open and expansive. As you continue, notice what happens to...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: The Stressed-Out Learn to Relax Through Yoga | 3/2/1991 | See Source »

Predictably, all 10 students are inveterate risk takers who still believe that one person can make a difference. "We all have the fire in our belly," says Sarah Ann Gonzales, a San Diego elementary school principal. "That's what drives us." The choice has exacted a toll. Most are divorced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Grad Work for The War Zone | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

With his hearty smile, salt-and-pepper beard and pillowy belly, Harvey George would make a perfect Santa -- so it's no surprise to see him fretting about Christmas as early as October. But come December, he will not be making his gift-giving rounds in a sleigh. In fact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jailhouse Rockefellers | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

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