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...praise for sex education in public schools, is set to a booming, get-up-out-of-your-se at hip-hop drum rhythm, with guitars and harmonica added for good measure. On this track Cherry does a snappy duet with R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe, who manages not to embarrass himself while rapping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Sweet yet Fiery Essence | 12/14/1992 | See Source »

...Avila the real thing? Officially, both Washington and Havana are mum, although Avila's involvement with Miami's Alpha 66 paramilitary group was long known to the FBI. He claims Castro covertly funded some exile raids on Cuba to build nationalist fervor at home and embarrass Washington. The red faces were most obvious, however, in Miami, where rabid anti-Castro militants like Alpha 66 and Commandos L denied that they had been infiltrated or financed by the enemy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Serving Two Masters | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

...being difficult. "I've thrown tantrums," she says with a grin, "but it's always about work. Incompetence makes me mad. It sucks up your energy for what you're supposed to do. But it's never personal, unless you make it personal, and then I will just embarrass you as big as I can." The filming of Sister Act was tension time, she admits. The script wasn't ready and didn't flow logically. "I was crabby because things weren't right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Joy of Being Whoopi Goldberg | 9/21/1992 | See Source »

...leader on the comeback trail, tenacious and triumphant even against a superpower foe. Senior U.S. and British officials believe that one reason Saddam provoked the showdown was to assert his authority after uncovering a coup plot two months ago that resulted in 200 executions. If Saddam can embarrass Bush and contribute to a Republican defeat in November, the Iraqi President will exact delicious revenge and score another propaganda coup to dishearten potential rivals at home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Other Player | 8/10/1992 | See Source »

...ticket's pollster says, a "prudent" choice. Having run for President himself four years ago, Gore comes to the '92 race pre-scrutinized. He could turn people off (he can bore and appear obsequious, and sanctimony is often his stock in trade), but Al Gore will not embarrass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton's Second Chance | 7/20/1992 | See Source »

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