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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...RATTLE DICK LUGAR BY bringing up nuclear throw weights or prewar Serbian history. But just broach the charisma issue and the presidential candidate is on the defensive. Pundits hint that Lugar is charismatically challenged, that his political persona is as flat as an Indiana cornfield, that he is, in short, too bland to be President. "Gee," Dick Lugar says, "I know that people say I'm far too low-key, even that"--and here a brief, sad smile--"I'm dull...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DRIPPING WITH DECENCY | 10/2/1995 | See Source »

...want to go home with my boyfriend over Thanksgiving but he seems reluctant to invite me. My parents live in California, so I'll be staying here alone otherwise. He has suggested I visit him, but never made a definite invitation. How can I broach the subject with him--and why would he not want me to come home. Is he ashamed of me? Turkey-less in the Quad...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: What's in the crispitos? | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

While Moreno insists that Alysse is a character, others say the pseudonym is nothing more than a protection device, allowing Moreno to express her radical views under a shelter of anonymity not granted to other Law Record writers who broach controversial topics...

Author: By Elissa L. Gootman, | Title: "Alysse MacIntyre" Shocked, Amused Law Record Readers | 6/25/1993 | See Source »

Associates predict Edelman, in today's speech, will broach her preferred subjects: the plight of America's abused and poverty-stricken children and the necessity for Americans to dedicate themselves to service if there is to be any hope for societal reform...

Author: By Tara H. Arden-smith, | Title: 'America's Mom' Battles to Promote Welfare of Children | 6/9/1993 | See Source »

...would be a different story if Powell's Commencement address were to focus on the issue of gays in the military. Then, a strong argument could be made that his selection was inappropriate. Since it is unlikely that he will broach this issue, I only hope that his address will be heard for what it is--a message from one of the best and most popular soldiers in American history...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Liberals Can Support Powell, Too | 6/8/1993 | See Source »

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