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Then came the lawyers' turn to examine the bunch of us. The prosecutor was up first and he was hopeless: he stammered, shifted his weight, smiled awkwardly and generally seemed to be a sincere man who, try as he might, could not feign sincerity. We took pity on him and...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: In the Service Of Justice | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

Living in Moscow helps. Life is simple there, with the sweet smell of wheat fields and the muted bustle of a small college town to lull the senses--and with, in theory, little to distract O'Brien, who suffers from attention-deficit disorder. His girlfriend of three years, Leilani Sing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DAN VS. DAN | 7/29/1996 | See Source »

Like her bedroom, with its mixed messages of girlish dreams, wry humor and deadly determination, Dominique Moceanu is as beguiling as she is daunting. Make no mistake: as America's best hope for gold in women's gymnastics, the 14-year-old national champion wears her accomplishments proudly. But Moceanu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DOMINIQUE MOCEANU: FLEXIBLE FLYER | 6/28/1996 | See Source »

Part of the explanation for the rise in student demonstrations at Harvard lies in the recent change in College leadership. Easygoing Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 was replaced last summer by the more hard-nosed Lewis, who has consistently provoked the ire of student groups.

Author: By Ariel R. Frank, | Title: An Analysis of the NEW ACTIVISM | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

His raspy voice, wryly unflappable manner and ever present cigar were trademarks as familiar as Chaplin's cane or Lucy's red hair. Burns was not a particularly influential or groundbreaking comic, like Groucho Marx or George's old friend Jack Benny. But no one commanded the stage with more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOOD NIGHT, GEORGE: GEORGE BURNS (1896-1996) | 3/18/1996 | See Source »

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