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Word: buts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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The comic strip is the Andy Griffith of literature. It is conservative, it is homey, it is comfortable, and it is in no hurry to reveal how smart it really is. My fascination is to see what Andy would look like in a thong bikini. Traditional and friendly, but dangerous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview: with BERKE BREATHED: A Hooligan Who Wields a Pen | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

He may be a U.S. Senator, but Minnesota Republican Dave Durenberger is not known as a best-selling author. So why did his books on health care and national-security policy show such a hefty profit?

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Profiting from Promotion | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Durenberger insists he cleared the deal through the Federal Election Commission and has broken no Senate rules. But the Senate ethics committee is investigating whether he used the arrangement to launder his speaking fees.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Profiting from Promotion | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Judge Greene skeptically told North that "it seems pretty farfetched to rely on Poindexter's version of events when you were there yourself." But even if North is compelled to testify, the case against his former boss faces other hurdles. Poindexter has subpoenaed Ronald Reagan's diaries to support his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran-Contra: North Returns A Favor | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Tears failed to save hotelier Leona Helmsley, 69, the "Queen of Mean," who once sneered that only "little people pay taxes." Imploring Federal Judge John M. Walker Jr. not to imprison her for tax evasion, Helmsley wept, "I am more humiliated and ashamed than anybody could ever imagine." The judge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Justice: Judgment Day For Leona | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

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