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The two fanatic Puerto Rican nationalists who tried to assassinate Harry Truman in 1950 attacked him when he was living across the street in Blair House while the White House was being renovated. One was killed on the sidewalk. A White House policeman also died.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Never Safe Enough | 11/14/1994 | See Source »

Unforgettable villains. Um, well, they're not really unforgettable. Fanatic, but far from unforgettable. Which brings up another point, that of the movie's supposed anti-Arab bias. On the one hand, Cameron is not as sensitive as he could be with matters of Islam and Arabic culture. The terrorists...

Author: By M. BARBARA Gammill, | Title: True Lies: Spies Too Much Like Us | 7/22/1994 | See Source »

In the last few days, politically and religiously affiliated groups--though sometimes the two labels seem identical--have been taking action against Yasir Arafat and his fledgling government. Events have ranged from demonstrations in front of the Western Wall of the Second Temple in Jerusalem to the killing of a...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Peace Lives and Dies With Arafat | 7/6/1994 | See Source »

This summer they have the good fortune to be home warriors. The host nation automatically qualifies as one of the teams that will play in the quadrennial tournament, and no host has ever been eliminated in the Cup's first round. Home-court advantage helps: players can hear the cheers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Boys of Soccer | 7/4/1994 | See Source »

"The word that comes closest to describing him for me is fanatic." -- Former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Literature We'Ll Never See | 6/20/1994 | See Source »

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