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Concepcion Picciotto's speech is punctuated by forceful statements that belie her girlish, lurching sing-songy voice. On this cool spring day in April, Concepcion is on the sidewalk in front of Lafayette Square, a park directly across the street from the White House. She's lived on this same...

Author: By Seth Mnookin, | Title: `Get rid of all the crooks' | 4/7/1994 | See Source »

Too bad for Tonya. For all her street smarts, she seems not to have grasped a basic truth: life is not fair. Compare these rivals. Both women come from working-class backgrounds. Harding is a powerful skater with a mighty jump. Just as impressive to a connoisseur is the forceful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: With Blades Drawn: Kerrigan and Harding | 2/21/1994 | See Source »

Russia's top ultranationalist was up to his neck last week in forceful pronouncements and manly winter sports:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Vladimir Zhirinovsky Beat | 2/21/1994 | See Source »

The first game began strongly for Harvard, with a solid serve by sophomore Petey Buletza and a forceful spike by senior Chris Wood.

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Spikers Sweep Engineers 3-0 | 2/9/1994 | See Source »

To reveal what happens would be unthinkable, for the surprises in the plot are one of the film's manifold pleasures. Campion has said that in writing the screenplay drew on the Bronte sisters. She is faithful to her inspiration, and the violent unleashing of passions and the consequences that...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Play It Again, Jane. | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

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