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Rewards come more slowly to swimmers than to, say, hockey players who can score goals and assists, or to basketball players who can talk about point totals or rebounds. A swimmer often goes through months, or even years, of plateaus where times just cease to improve and discouragement mounts. When...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Sweating It Out | 12/13/1980 | See Source »

On Election Day, Reagan voted in the morning and refused to make any predictions. "President Dewey told me to just play it cool," he said. At 12:15 p.m., Wirthlin called with good news about the early returns. Reagan's response was to cross the fingers of one hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Reagan Coast-to-Coast | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

Before you congratulate yourself for being such a savvy shopper, one caution: Always pay monthly bills in full to avoid interest charges.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: To Your Credit | 11/7/1980 | See Source »

Although Dornan and Peck debated 17 times in 1978, there have been only two this year. At one of the forums, Peck demanded an apology from his opponent for his campaign attacks. Dornan responded by slapping a coin down on the table: "Here's a dime, character. Use it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The House: Personalities on Stage | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

The big states like California and Illinois held strongly for Carter, and when Pennsylvania put Carter over the top, Strauss was on his feet. "Let's go, Hamilton, start calling those names!" he said in a shout. Jordan answered that he was going to go congratulate the Carter workers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: View from the Carter Bunker | 8/25/1980 | See Source »

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