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...scars. (Her wrist is in a soft cast?some of the bones are fused?because of injuries made worse by fans who shook her hand too enthusiastically.) "I want my sons led by a Commander in Chief who understands what it means to send young men and women into combat???and more importantly, how to bring them home." That's been enough to keep her in the trenches?even when she's the one coming under fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mrs. Maverick | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...rebuke to violence, 1,000 New York schoolchildren turned a mound of toy guns and comics?including Superman and Combat???over to trash collectors. Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward stopped mail-order gun sales after King's assassination; Macy's, Alexander's and Abraham & Straus in New York had quit selling guns even before that. Last week Ohio's J-Mart discount stores gave their entire $20,000 inventory of guns to the Columbus police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE GUN UNDER FIRE | 6/21/1968 | See Source »

...awarded a pennant, emblematic of a league championship. Then, early in October, the two league champions meet to compete for higher honors, additional cash. Attended by flag-waving rooters with brass bands, unlimited free publicity from the press, the National League winners engage their American League prototypes in deadly combat???best four out of seven games, known as the World Series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ball! | 4/11/1927 | See Source »

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