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That's all the proof I needed Democracy really works, and so does the American government. Thank you, Thomas Jefferson, for setting up a system that would survive and flourish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: My Senator And Me | 3/14/1996 | See Source »

Unfortunately, Loud Lucy's experience as a live band has led to some bad habits which surface on the record. The superfluous flourish on the drums at the end of the title track is one example. However, drummer Doyle deserves much commendation for his brilliant work on the album. His confident fusion of rock, pop and grunge styles makes for a fascinating complement to Lane and Furar...

Author: By Roland Tan, | Title: Lucy Breathes Loudly | 2/22/1996 | See Source »

...very special apprenticeship program courtesy of Dad, so no wonder he believes "you don't need government to provide skills training. With a vibrant economy, which my economic policies would create, people can do it themselves and will have an incentive to do so because opportunity will flourish." Without specifics, he says he'd "phase out" affirmative action by the end of his first term...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: THE VIEW FROM UP HERE | 2/19/1996 | See Source »

What remains to be sorted out is how all this will affect the automobile business as a whole. Dealers in both new and used cars will probably flourish alongside the superstores, while independent operators who sell only secondhand cars will find the new entries deadly competition. Automakers, meanwhile, profess to see rosy possibilities in the change. Says Yale Gieszel, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A: "I don't think you'll see a decline in the number of Toyota dealers in the next five years." Still, it is comforting to believe someone could actually want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NO NEED TO KICK THE TIRES | 2/19/1996 | See Source »

BORIS YELTSIN OBLITERATED A VILLAGE last week and called it a victory. A leading Moscow newspaper described the Russian army's running battle with Chechen rebels as "10 days of pain, impotence and shame." But Yeltsin, with a flourish of newspeak reminiscent of Soviet days, simply declared himself a winner. His troops, he claimed at a news conference in the Kremlin, killed 153 Chechens, captured 28, and freed 82 hostages after besieging Pervomaiskoye, a hamlet in far-off Dagestan. "We have taught Dudayev a sound lesson," Yeltsin said, referring to Chechen separatist leader Jokhar Dudayev. Now, Yeltsin threatened, Russia will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MR. YELTSIN'S UGLY WAR | 1/29/1996 | See Source »

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