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...said. "I did not adequately inform my civilian superiors of the policy." While many military experts sympathized with Mundy's concern for the impact of marriage troubles on his troops, Clinton pounced on the political and constitutional folly of such a policy. "The President nailed the Marine Corps hide to the wall on an issue where he had moral authority," said one Pentagon insider. "Dealing with the other chiefs should be easier from here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Military Maneuvers | 8/23/1993 | See Source »

...late August, and your Harvard Summer Experience is almost complete You've seen the Square, shopped HMV Records and the Body Shop and done your time in the hallowed halls of higher learning. You've nursed cups of exotic coffee in the beatnik cafes which hide on dimly-lit side streets. You've danced at the clubs around Kenmore Square and you've dined in the North...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: How to Beat the System | 8/17/1993 | See Source »

While driving his quarry to the chop shop, Wills kept a red plaid scarf -- his trademark -- wrapped tightly around the steering column to hide the damage and avoid suspicion. He used the same red material to block the warehouse's windows and keep out prying eyes. A stern taskmaster, he forbade drug use by employees and demanded that they keep the garage immaculate. Oil spills were mopped instantly, while car parts were piled like groceries -- in perfect stacks. Ever wily, he split his operation into distinct divisions: thieves and choppers. No one but Wills knew the complete workings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Car Thief At Large | 8/16/1993 | See Source »

...metal. Smoothing the end with a metal file, he then cut the stock, reducing the gun by almost 2 ft. in length and transforming it into the weapon of choice among many teenage toughs: a pistol-grip, sawed-off shotgun, which he pronounces almost as one word. "Easy to hide and no need to aim. Just bam! and you clear the room," he says. Returning the gun to the canvas bag, he hurried back to his room, paused briefly to consider a hiding place, and then slid the weapon under his mattress before joining his parents for dinner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Boy and His Gun | 8/2/1993 | See Source »

They should not be allowed to hide behind the term "pro-choice", for it does not adequately describe their goals...

Author: By Edward F. Mulkerin iii, | Title: Words Too Big for Movements | 7/27/1993 | See Source »

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