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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...report that aides drafted talking points for colleagues on how to answer questions about their own reactions to Clinton's deceptions. "Do you forgive him for misleading you and the country?" read a sample question. The talking points suggested the following answer: "It's been said that 'He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.' Of course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill Clinton: I Misled People | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

...should note here that just before the speech, a guest on Larry King Live said the President should "do a 100% grovel." The American President cannot, should not, must not grovel. But a strong man can tell hard truths; can be tough on himself; can, through painful candor, inspire a nation to be its best, most generous self. But he must be his best, most generous self first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Bill Clinton's Speech Will Live In Infamy | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

...seem to be leaning in the same direction. Friends who used to watch only baseball games now also watch birds. When we visit one another, we make treks through woods or take to waterways and mountain trails. For them, this all may represent a return to nature, but I cannot recall being there in the first place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Not Observing Nature | 8/24/1998 | See Source »

Stiffer racquets offer more control, Brody notes, but flexible racquets are more comfortable. The professor pooh-poohs the digital precision of rating systems, at least for Bad Doubles players: "You cannot tell the difference between a 6.0 and a 6.2," he says. But even players like me should consider string tension: "The tighter the strings, the less power you get," he explains. Racquets strung less tightly launch the ball like a trampoline but with some loss of control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis Technology | 8/24/1998 | See Source »

Irrespective of the outcome of independent counsel Kenneth Starr's investigation of Bill Clinton, we have come a long way from George Washington's succinct "I cannot tell a lie." C. DIXON LEE III Chapin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 24, 1998 | 8/24/1998 | See Source »

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