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When they promise to "rid society of drugs," politicians are merely striking a pose as ardent defenders of some "American" value. But there are other values people depend on their government to defend and protect, and perhaps many Americans fear they would be trampled upon in the hysteria to cleanse this country of drugs. If they don't, they should...

Author: By Steve Lichtman, | Title: Urinvestigations | 10/21/1986 | See Source »

...same time, both also depend on the continuity of living, on the fact that no matter how heated the single moment, the realization of that moment is of necessity incomplete. The art of politics seems to dance between acting as if every issue were the end of the earth and simultaneously acknowledging that tomorrow will hold up a dozen fresh crucial issues. Poems imply this same incompleteness. Unlike prose, the place that a poem aims and arrives at is less important to the success of the poem than the ideas and images it uses to make the journey. By those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Poetry and Politics | 10/13/1986 | See Source »

...Edward Zorinsky, Pik Botha warned that imposition of sanctions would result in retaliatory measures from Pretoria. South Africa would not only refuse to import any more American wheat (it bought 256,000 tons in the year ending last June) but also block grain deliveries to neighboring black states that depend on South Africa for commercial transport. Both Senators had been buttonholed near the Senate cloakroom by North Carolina Republican Jesse Helms, a friend of Botha's and a ) leading foe of sanctions, who proceeded to put them in touch with the Foreign Minister on a cloakroom telephone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa Laying Down the Law | 10/13/1986 | See Source »

...particular mix of qualifications that an employer prefers will depend on the job being filled. The more you know about what the employer is looking for, the better you can tailor your presentation...

Author: By Martha P. Leape, | Title: Writing the one-page story of your life | 10/10/1986 | See Source »

Secondary school is usually listed on undergraduate resumes. Space devoted to honors and/or activities should depend on their contribution to the total message...

Author: By Martha P. Leape, | Title: Writing the one-page story of your life | 10/10/1986 | See Source »

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