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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would have above all continued reforms. The only way to fix things is to move from totalitarianism to democracy. Only a free, confident people can influence policymakers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man Is Not a God | 9/6/1993 | See Source »

During preproduction on Wolf, Nichols' forthcoming movie starring Jack Nicholson, a source close to the director says that when Nichols encountered serious impediments -- Nicholson wouldn't commit, Columbia wouldn't approve the budget -- Cohn did not quietly throw his weight around and fix everything, Ovitzishly. "Mike ((Nichols)) would try to reach Sam," recalls the source, "and he'd have left the office for the night. And Mike couldn't just call ((Columbia chairman)) Mark Canton and yell at him himself." That's what superagents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Requiem for A Heavyweight | 9/6/1993 | See Source »

...statement, Heidi Fleiss ran the best little whorehouse in Hollywood: satisfaction guaranteed, discretion assured, classy girls, no group sex, nothing too kinky, condoms absolutely required -- all for $1,500 a popsy in cash or checks. No doubt about it, if a body would meet a bawdy, Heidi could fix...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heidi Does Hollywood | 8/16/1993 | See Source »

Toomey, for instance, favors rent control, while Russell opposes it. And the candidates endorsed by the group had varying views on what ails Cambridge and how to fix...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: City Alliance Endorses Candidates | 8/13/1993 | See Source »

...with ugly crimes, without ever becoming a cynic. He would tell his children stories of the cops and judges and officials who were most wise and compassionate and honorable. When Janet Reno grew up, she was shocked to learn that Henry had a reputation as a man who could fix parking tickets. But then she found out that her father had frequently been approached with ticket problems by people of limited means. Not wanting to humiliate them, Henry Reno had kept the tickets and paid the fines out of his own pocket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Truth, Justice and the Reno Way | 7/12/1993 | See Source »

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