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...finds in these suicides, as he terms it, a "colder" reality. Periodically, in a diseased institution, whether it is a government, Wall Street or a single collapsed corporation, the dirt on the table incites a wave of suicides...

Author: By Hugh G. Eakin, | Title: Foster's Note: Despair And Corruption | 8/17/1993 | See Source »

...that some people get a chance to profit from perfect timing and fabulous information. Take House Speaker Tom Foley. Over the past four years, he made more than $100,000 buying shares in hot new companies and "flipping" them almost immediately at a handsome profit. The Speaker hit pay dirt in 40 out of 42 deals, an awesome record that even a Warren Buffett would envy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stock Deals for the Rich and Famous | 8/2/1993 | See Source »

Here's the dirt on Harvard Square: City Councillors think it's filthy...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: Dirty Square | 7/2/1993 | See Source »

...Bogota has quintupled in the past seven years -- while government funding of programs to help youth in trouble has declined. Sandra Patricia is riddled with venereal disease; her favorite pastime is sniffing glue. "I know I'm sick," she moans, "and people treat me like dirt, and sometimes I'd just like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prostitution: Defiling The Children | 6/21/1993 | See Source »

...WHETHER MICROSOFT IS TOO POWERFUL AND RUTHLESS: Given the amount of mud people have thrown up on the wall to see if it sticks, I think it's pretty amazing that not a speck of dirt has ever stuck . . . There's no shortage of competition in the computer industry. You'll never have anybody in a very dominant position for very long because they have to prove themselves constantly. You can't just sit on a market position; the fact you have a 70%- to-80% share means nothing in the next round...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill Gates On ... | 6/14/1993 | See Source »

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