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...they are painfully aware of the unspoken rule against lobbying there. Sometimes their sense of decorum goes too far: "Many of them are afraid to ask for favors," says Drabble. "They don't want to be heavyhanded, whereas a regular lobbyist will just say, 'Can't we get this exact language...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Legislator to Lobbyist | 1/28/1985 | See Source »

Basing his novel theory on a year-long scientific analysis of mysterious astronomical patterns in several van Gogh paintings. Professor of Astronomy Charles A. Whitney concluded that Van Gogh produced an almost exact reproduction of the night sky in his own time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Year In Review | 1/25/1985 | See Source »

...Dartmouth women's basketball team wanted to exact revenge and they got it: exact revenge...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Dartmouth Gains Revenge On Women Cagers, 59-58 | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

...sounding preachy, sometimes downright rude when he interrupted in mid-sentence, pushing them to be better. "By now," remembers Ueberroth, "we felt the reputation of the country was at stake. It was frightening." Often he would stroll through the hangar, sure to prod with questions, and more questions: the exact location of Rwanda or the spelling of the names of International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch and Director Monique Berlioux. "Peter is demanding and self- demanding," says Agnes Mura, a top staffer. "That makes you try as hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Master of the Games: Peter Ueberroth | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

Seventy-two to be exact, nobody ever sacked more...

Author: By Kevin Carter, | Title: Notes From Mr. Rhythm's Sports Drum | 1/4/1985 | See Source »

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