Word: divorcee
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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For all the twists and turns, this is P-R-E-D-I-C-T-A-B-L-E. You've seen every element of the movie before. It's kind of like "Kramer vs. Kramer" with a death instead of a divorce meets the female lead of "The Presidio...
The clients' wives may not be so lucky. Turkey's Black Sea region has seen its divorce rate jump 20% in the past three years, along with an explosion of gonorrhea and syphilis -- all the result of the invasion of thousands of "Natashas," female traders from Moldova and Belarus in...
If European rackets are burgeoning, trafficking incidents are also cropping up in the U.S. In Houston, Korean-controlled nude-modeling studios have been supplied by flesh traders who bribe American soldiers based in South Korea. The G.I.s are typically paid up to $5,000 to marry Koreans and bring them...
Of course, intangibles like charm have long influenced political choice. But when Bob Dole or Bill Clinton heads for the late night talk show circuit, there is a difference. Charm is not checked by hard questioning; trust and credibility do not settle into an equilibrium. Personality is all that comes...
Yet mental-health professionals see the Clinton reform effort as their main chance to achieve parity with their medical brethren. Says Frederick Goodwin, director of the National Institute of Mental Health: "If one is going to question the use of psychotherapy for the stress of going through a divorce, then...