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...Fall began with "Justify My Love." The video sucked, frankly, no matter how much we were supposed to be impressed by homoerotic sadomasochism--or whatever it was. And then came your embarrassing performance on "Nightline." Who would have thought you could be so dumb? There you were, stumbling and sputtering away, mumbling banalities about free speech and tolerance, insisting that 10 years olds should learn about what is essentially pornography. But that was only the beginning...
...story of Bill Clinton's long march from the Governor's mansion to within striking distance of the Oval Office is a narrative with many threads. It is not solely about Clinton's triumphs and falterings, strategies and dumb luck. To grasp fully this remarkable odyssey requires an understanding of how the successes and failures of political opponents both impeded and abetted Clinton's journey. In short, it is a story tailor-made for TIME magazine...
...feel dumb if cash fails to burn a hole in your pocket. Feel powerful...
...that both men have not had more than their share of political problems. Quayle has been the brunt of jokes and criticism ever since Bush chose him, seemingly from out of nowhere, as his running mate at the 1988 convention. Quayle was too callow, some said. Too dumb, others suggested. Some experts estimate that his presence on the ticket in 1988 cost Bush as many as 3 percentage points in the popular vote. Since then, a series of flaps -- the great "potatoe" spelling bee, the anatomically correct doll that Quayle brought back from an official trip to Chile, the Murphy...
Senior Beth Johnston considers the restrictions an unnecessary hassle. "It's dumb, all the bureaucracy they have. It's going to be crazy anyway, and it just doesn't make sense," Johnston says...