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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Washington titans fall not from a single blow but from a thousand small cuts. Few believe Tower could survive a "no" from Nunn. Even if the Bush Administration prevailed in a confirmation fight, Nunn could make life so miserable that Tower might wish he were back speculating in an enlightened way for the LTV company. But Nunn has been careful to leave himself the option of voting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Friendship Has Limits | 2/20/1989 | See Source »

...blow Princeton out of the rink," Tri-Captain Jen White said...

Author: By Angela M. Payne, | Title: Icewomen Battle Tigers For Ivy League Crown | 2/18/1989 | See Source »

Club Waterloo also has the Hurricane, a potent mix of several types of rum. It smells good, tastes like fruit punch and is guaranteed to blow...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Imagine the Perfect Getaway Place | 2/18/1989 | See Source »

...handlers' no yet again, he flat-out rebelled. "Once, when Bush thought he could go the kinder-gentler route exclusively, we asked Jimmy to read him the riot act again," says Roger Ailes, Bush's media adviser. "That was one of the few times I've ever seen him blow up. He said, 'You call him yourselves. You're not the ones who have to carry that message and have him say, 'If you're so smart, Jimmy, how come I'm the one who's Vice President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing for the Edge | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

Jeff is an ordinary-looking man with blow-dried hair, a trim mustache, and thick-lensed eyeglasses that make his eyes look constantly startled, like those of the pets he freeze-dries. Most of Jeff's customers are serious about their pets. They have trouble accepting the death of their loved ones -- Jeff calls it "denying the grieving process" -- so they bring them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pinellas Park, Florida. Freeze-Dried Memories: Pets | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

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