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Those who doubt the immensity of the task should look no further than the Teamsters' first open convention in 1991, which paved the way for Carey's election. At the event, union leaders rejected a proposal to amend the constitution to boot out their "general president emeritus-for-life." And who holds that prestigious post because of his "good-standing membership" ? Who else but Jimmy Hoffa, missing in action, perhaps, but proving once again that the rank and file never gets what the rank and file deserves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Hoffa Haunts the Teamsters | 12/21/1992 | See Source »

...elusive. He places the responsibility largely on gruff Prince Philip, whose military deportment may have terrified the little boy. Philip thought it took a hard education to make a strong prince, and packed the sensitive Charles off to Gordonstoun in Scotland -- a place that was as much marine boot camp as school. He hated it. Of Diana, Rees-Mogg said that "she knows herself to be a remarkable person, and remarkable people usually need to be admired. It is no good asking a star to accept the role of a glowworm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Princess Diana and Prince Charles: Separate Lives | 11/30/1992 | See Source »

Nope. Not only has Bush given up the idea of free trade (and "no new taxes" to boot), but he has also ignored the use of diplomacy, preferring a lazy, bullying response to a powerful issue...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: George? George Who? | 11/20/1992 | See Source »

...came out with more stars than it could handle and the newly-fashioned ECAC regular-season trophy to boot. An NCAA bid was all but assured, with a possible chance to do what it had done the three years before: win the national title...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: YOUNG AND HUNGRY | 11/13/1992 | See Source »

...several more cosmopolitan locations (Carville's choice, for example, was Atlanta). The aides now admit that remaining in the Arkansas capital was an inspired idea; there the campaign team operated as a self- contained community with a gung-ho, no-frills atmosphere that some have likened to a boot camp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill Clinton: The Long Road | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

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