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This crude tactic affronted voters of all faiths. It also drowned out Boschwitz's attack on Wellstone's expensive proposals for a national health- care scheme and other ambitious programs. The result was a 51%-49% vote for the outsider destined to star in the Senate's left wing. Says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Senators: North Carolina, Minnesota Boschwitz Botches It | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

The congressional champion of archconservatism, Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), beat a Black liberal, Harvey Gantt, with a last-minute racist appeal. California voters resisted Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dianne Feinstein's plea to give a woman a chance, giving the Republicans control of the most politically important state in...

Author: By Jason M. Solomon, | Title: Low-Budget Winners | 11/14/1990 | See Source »

Hope -- and conspiracy theories -- can nurture the most enduring myths. Although after a decade of intense investigation the United States still has no firm evidence that American servicemen survive in Vietnam, a new report released last week has rekindled the emotional issue once again. Prepared at the behest of North...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Investigations: Deja Vu All Over Again | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

This relative invisibility, and their middle-class life-style, make Samantha and Jill typical of the estimated 6 million to 13 million lesbians in the U.S. If the higher number is right, about as many women are lesbian as are black and many more than are Hispanic. While a small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Couples: The Lesbians Next Door | 11/8/1990 | See Source »

Ann Magnuson resents being hemmed in by critical preconceptions. She is supple enough to do a routine about a biker chick at the Red-Neckorama, or to perform a mock-heroic ballet to the theme of the NBC Nightly News. But versatility has not brought happiness: "PEOPLE magazine accuses me...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business Sauce, Satire and Shtick | 11/8/1990 | See Source »

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