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Hurley also wrote that garbage frequently came up her drain into the bathtub, and this plumbing problem was never fixed...

Author: By Alex B. Livingston, | Title: Will A $20 Million Renovation Project Fix All The Problems? | 3/23/1993 | See Source »

...immediate danger of losing his post by impeachment or forced resignation. But his ability to ram through difficult economic decisions will continue to wane. "My best guess," says former Director of Central Intelligence Robert Gates, "is that the struggle will continue and that it will be a continuing drain on the reform process...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Rules Russia? | 3/22/1993 | See Source »

...friends and I did some quick calculations and if you figure 500 seniors do theses, that's more than $15,000 down the drain," Heinicke said...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: U.C. to Examine Coop Prices | 3/17/1993 | See Source »

...anthrax bacteria, which most commonly affects cattle, were found in lymph nodes which drain the lungs. This suggests that victims inhaled the anthrax spores. From there, the bacteria spread through the body...

Author: By Steven G. Dickstein, | Title: Meselson Ventures to Russia | 3/15/1993 | See Source »

...Another has been rivalry between Bobi Ladawa and her identical twin, a widow whom Mobutu took as a mistress some years ago and with whom he promptly had several children. Though such behavior has roots in African tradition, it has led to raucous family turmoil that represents a significant drain on the time Mobutu devotes to statecraft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leaving Fire in His Wake: MOBUTU SESE SEKO | 2/22/1993 | See Source »

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