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...Thurmond, an early defector from the Democrats. Meanwhile, under the pressure from the long hot summers of racial riots, the antiwar and black-power movements and the gleefully patricidal youth culture, the New Deal coalition fractured further. Not just white Southerners, but also blue-collar ethnics, tradition-minded by instinct, realized they were Republicans after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONVENTION '96: WHERE'S THE PARTY? | 8/19/1996 | See Source »

...pain. After her solid score of 9.712 was posted, two assistants carried her out of the Georgia Dome as the other girls were trapped between celebration and concern for their teammate. Strug returned to join them for the medal ceremony, carried in the bearlike arms of Karolyi, whose instinct for the theatrical proved as sure as his knack for controversy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GYMNASTICS: KERR STRUGI'S LEAP OF FAITH | 8/5/1996 | See Source »

...what effect it has on mothering behavior. "Genetics does have an influence on human behavior," says TIME's Christine Gorman. "But a great deal of what we do is a matter of free will and voluntary control. Mice are far more hardwired than humans. More of their behavior is instinct, predetermined by genetics. Even though humans might have the same gene, it might not have the same function at all." -->