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...entry into politics is credited with saving Congress from being totally routed at the polls, and although she has thus far refused to be prime minister, her undisputed popular appeal may prove too tempting for Congress?s jaded leaders to bypass. Besides, Rajiv?s widow may have a natural flair for India?s unstable coalition politics -- after all, she hails from Italy, which has had 55 governments since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Poll Indecisive | 3/3/1998 | See Source »

Harvard has made its fierce impact on the world sports scene with a great deal of flair, going out in championship style for the ladies, and with a high finish for Herberich...

Author: By J. MITCHELL Little, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard's Golden Girls | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

...early 1980s, millions of degenerate adults and sick schoolchildren could spend their days on the couch in the living room, watching non-stop game shows on the three major networks from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sadly, many feel that today's shows fall short of capturing that tacky flair so critical to the classic game show experience...

Author: By Linda A. Yast, | Title: Where Have You Gone Dian Parkinson? | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

...family, his father the first of nine in a Yugoslav household. They fled communist tanks in the 1950s, landed in Canada, met each other in Toronto and married. Upon the birth of her third child, Irene Stojko happened to be gonzo over Elvis Presley. She had already demonstrated a flair for tribute--daughter Elizabeth salutes the British Queen, and as for son Attila, well...and so she named the new kid for the King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nagano 1998: Figure Skating: Is The King Going To Take The Crown? | 2/9/1998 | See Source »

...wait! No snap judgements, please. Zimmett tries to avoid theatrical stereotypes, listing acting last among her interests when she first meets someone to avoid what she considers an egotistical or flighty drama stereotype. However, she does admit that her personality includes a flair for the dramatic, a tendency to play the prima donna...

Author: By Pam Wasserstein, | Title: A Dream Come True | 2/6/1998 | See Source »

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