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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While some voters felt betrayed, Peterson said Bush's decision to raise taxes was one of the "boldest and most courageous moments in his Presidency...

Author: By Brian D. Ellison, | Title: Tick-Tock, Flip-Flop | 10/3/1992 | See Source »

...wild side of . . . well, Portland, Ore., for a drugged-out slice of lice in artfully grungy black and white. The first feature by Gus Van Sant, who was later beloved by critics for Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho, this 1988 homo-erratic melodrama remains his boldest and best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Dec. 2, 1991 | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

...there was a sense of relief that he was planning something. The blueprint, says California education superintendent Bill Honig, "is comprehensive, long-term and hits the important issues." Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, calls it "a historic turning point in American education" and the boldest education initiative ever to come from the White House. If not a turning point, America 2000 is at least a talking point that forces attention on one of the country's most serious problems. After his lackluster domestic performance to date, Bush intends to push broad educational changes through the power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Revolution Hoping for a Miracle | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

...perhaps $20 billion), much of it short-term and in need of frequent refinancing. But Murdoch continued to insist to stockholders that "fortune does favor the brave." Says Steve Rattner, head of the media department at the investment bankers Lazard Freres: "Of all media moguls, Rupert has been the boldest. If Fox or Sky had crashed and burned, he would have burned too. He has an enormously strong constitution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Fortune to The Brave and Canny | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...growing trade in goods manufactured in Mexico or assembled at factories ! along the U.S. border, known as maquiladora plants, is likely to rise even more if Salinas succeeds in his boldest gambit yet: signing a free-trade agreement with the U.S., a topic that is expected to dominate talks between Salinas and President Bush scheduled to be held in Monterrey later this month. At present, most of the 2,200 maquiladoras are U.S.-owned and employ 560,000 Mexicans who assemble parts manufactured north of the border. A free-trade agreement would encourage more foreign investment, thus providing additional jobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico In a Hurry or Running Scared? | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

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