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The many code names that Lieut. Colonel Oliver North attracted during the Iran-contra affair ranged from the heroic "Good" to the cryptic "B.G." (for "Blood and Guts") to the macho "Steel Hammer." But the most significant, and bizarre, could turn out to be "Belly Button." That improbable monicker was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Big Bonus for Belly Button | 6/15/1987 | See Source »

In its final days, the campaign also grew ugly. Kinnock called Thatcher a "would-be empress" surrounded by "spineless sycophants and doormats." Thatcher responded, "They are accusing us of having the guts and spine to put our policies forward." Both candidates traded charges about who would run the country's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain Headed for the Finish Line | 6/15/1987 | See Source »

"He was one of the only ones to have the guts to stand up to President Reagan when he was at his strongest," says Rep. Barney Frank '62 (D-Ma.).

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: O'Neill to Receive Degree After 50 Years of Service | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

You remember her as reckless, consenting to squat to catch what you called your Feller fastball: clumsy, imperiled dame. Young mothers have the constitutions of gaming stewards, the organizational ferocity of sergeants, show an abundance of guts and style. (Didn't she look the bee's knees in those swishy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Aged Mother | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

From my guts I learned the hunger of war.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Hot Barracko From Zima Junction ALMOST AT THE END | 5/25/1987 | See Source »

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