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Cuomo's speech at Notre Dame revealed a remarkable pragmatism coexisting with strong religious sensibilities. His central argument was that public policy in a democratic and religiously diverse society can be determined only by consensus. Describing himself as "an old-fashioned Catholic who sins, regrets, struggles, worries, gets confused...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pressing the Abortion Issue | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

Of all the works that have borrowed on the Philby affair, the most successful has been John Le Carre's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, a maze-like thriller that details the entrapment and confession of a double agent. It was Le Carre who gave currency to the word "mole," a...

Author: By William S. Benjamin, | Title: A Dull Puzzle | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

Still, the frustration felt by blacks raised fresh uncertainties about how Jackson would handle his long-awaited hour of glory at the convention podium on Tuesday night. When he appeared, he somehow managed to lift everyone, turning the political gathering into a revival meeting, complete with a humble confession and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drama and Passion Galore | 7/30/1984 | See Source »

The first sustained applause came as Jackson vowed not to be a spoiler in the coming campaign. "There is a time to compete and a time to cooperate," he said. Then, in muted tones, he summed up his conduct as a candidate: "If in my high moments, I have done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drama and Passion Galore | 7/30/1984 | See Source »

At a bar in Marina del Rey, home to 10,000 pleasure craft, a young single man was smitten by a young single woman. His occupation: photographer. Her occupation: secretary-actress. Several rounds of tequila preceded her confession that she liked to get "a little kinky" sometimes. The photographer had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: In Search of the Angels | 7/30/1984 | See Source »

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