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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...still just a girl"? It is not an everyday occurrence to watch a woman take herself and her body seriously, to see a woman scream and whack things and not then make light of it. It betrays a strength and power most of us are afraid to acknowledge, except in the most accepted of outlets, like sports or theater or dancing...

Author: By Abigail R. Branch, | Title: Defending Ourselves | 3/11/1998 | See Source »

...some, all this spelled revolution, though except for the bloody battles fought by union organizers, strikers and company goons at some factory gates, it was a remarkably peaceful one. The New Deal, after all, reflected another deeply held belief with roots in the nation's pioneer past: that Americans take care of their own. Though there were those who hated him, F.D.R. by 1936 had inspired enough public hope and confidence to win one of the most overwhelming electoral victories in U.S. history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1929-1939 Despair: Taking Care of Our Own: The New Deal | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...been evacuated by county officials, barred from returning home because geologists fear that an even larger slide may follow. Says LaCombe, who was forced to leave his job with a metal wholesale company in order to cope with the crisis: "I have lost absolutely everything in my life--except my wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A State Of Instability | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

Neighbors knew little about the couple after their return to Lexington, except that they rarely left the house and, when they did, were usually wrapped head to toe. Gayl communicated with her editors via E-mail. Ironically, her last book, The Healing, is filled with humor and has a happy ending. Unfortunately, life doesn't always imitate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Saddest Story | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...shoulder in the Oval Office, underneath an accusing headline: DEEP WATER: HOW THE PRESIDENT'S MEN TRIED TO HINDER THE WHITEWATER INVESTIGATION. The story wasn't much prettier than the picture. Two years later, nothing remains of the criminal charges leveled against me by anonymous sources in TIME except, of course, my yet-to-be paid legal bills... GEORGE R. STEPHANOPOULOS Senior Adviser to the President for Policy and Strategy Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sounding Off, Talking Back | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

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