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Though Mandela may be a natural mass leader, he does not exhibit all the attributes associated with such charismatic figures. Yes, Mandela may plunge into ecstatic crowds at rallies, pump hands, give the clenched-fist A.N.C. salute and dance a few steps of the toyi-toyi. But when he begins to speak, the cheers usually turn into a good-natured but puzzled silence. Not for Mandela the soaring metaphors of Martin Luther King or the rhyming aphorisms of Jesse Jackson; he addresses his audiences in the sober, didactic style of an organic-chemistry professor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nelson Mandela: The Making of a Leader | 5/9/1994 | See Source »

Hookers and fist-fights are his highlights...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Anyone For Caning? | 5/6/1994 | See Source »

...early April, Cobain decided to add a powerful twist to the rock and roll tragedy. His faceless corpse was found in his Seattle home--along with a clenched fist, a shotgun and a suicide note. Cobain even left his driver's license next to his body, apparently to quell any confusion about murdered and murderer. In this case, Cobain was both...

Author: By Brad EDWARD White, | Title: Verse Chorus Verse | 4/20/1994 | See Source »

...innocent puffs. Faced with a decidedly unabstract society that suffers because of his actions, I trust that Cachan will not assert that I must be forced to inhale his smoke. I hope he will recognize that his right to spew his smoke, just as his right to extend his fist, must end at the tip of my nose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Smoking Is Not a Natural Right | 4/8/1994 | See Source »

...issues like health care and crime. At a Democratic dinner in Boston, a red-faced Clinton shouted that instead of engaging in "honest political debate," the Republican Party "just stands up and says no, no, no, no . . ." Reporters counted nine noes, each punctuated by a slam of the presidential fist against the lectern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's A Jungle Out There | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

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