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...next month in the first direct presidential balloting in the history of China. They see Lee, flashing his broad grin, standing in the well of the U.S. House of Representatives, addressing a joint meeting of Congress. And they see him moving on to other world capitals to take a bow as the head of a distinct, democratic and economically powerful state on Chinese soil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TODAY HONG KONG, TOMORROW TAIWAN | 2/12/1996 | See Source »

...Simpson, referring to his refusal to bow to his critics and legal adversaries, on a Los Angeles area radio show...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEWSPEAK | 2/7/1996 | See Source »

...could emerge, Ikelike, untainted by the usual rough-and-tumble. Still, the year also had much that was new: Toy Story and Arcadia, Smashing Pumpkins and smashing TV courtroom drama (some of it real life). All that and some nifty Nikes too. So step up, 1995, and take a bow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FROM THE BEATLES TO CAVE RHINOS | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

DECENCY ALERT II: In a blistering speech in Los Angeles, Dole offered much the same message to the movie and record industry. A politically motivated bow to the right? Of course. A point worth making? That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best And Worst Of Politics In 1995 | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

...site of an awful showdown. The powerful elderly and nursing-home lobbies will be fighting for Medicaid expansions to serve seniors. The only pot of money big enough to raid will be education, a state's biggest expense, which averages 30% of state spending. If state legislatures bow to pressure and steal from the classroom, communities will have to raise property taxes to protect their local schools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHERE IT MAY REALLY HURT | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

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