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Later this week in New Orleans, Bill Clinton will interrupt his nomination strut to address the Democratic Leadership Council's annual convention. In a real sense, Clinton will be going home. The widespread disenchantment with his candidacy and the tailoring of his pitch to appeal to the liberal activists who control so much of the Democrats' primary process have obscured the centrist notions that define his effort, the nothing-for-nothing hard-edged nostrums he is resurrecting to use against George Bush. The intellectual origins of these themes, and many of their specific applications, can be traced to the D.L.C...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest: The Brains Behind Clinton | 5/4/1992 | See Source »

...wondering about me when I interrupt you all with those dumb answers, know that behind my glib exterior lies a soul in torment and darkness. And please, act with mercy...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Sinner in the Hands of A Haunting TV Show | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

...victims. Atmospheric scientists Richard Turco of UCLA and Ralph Cicerone of U.C. Irvine are exploring the idea of injecting into the stratosphere two chemicals -- propane and ethane -- that would combine with CFCs to produce an extremely weak, and therefore environmentally safe, solution of hydrochloric acid. That strategy would interrupt the CFCs' 100-year destruction cycle, and has the further advantage of requiring only 1,000 jumbo-jet flights over a single, critical 30-day period every year for the next several decades. The products involved are readily available. However, in order for the process to work efficiently, these chemicals must...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Search of a Magic Bullet | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

...Yale officials said that, if negotiations fail, they are ready for a strike which they said would not interrupt life at the university...

Author: By Betty L. Cung, | Title: Yale Workers Stage Walk-Out | 1/22/1992 | See Source »

...Levy and Anne Rippey's Medieval costumes and Kathryn Smith's props manage to convey a sense of the era without an extensive set. Unfortunately, clumsy set changes interrupt the flow of action and leave the audience impatiently waiting for the next scene...

Author: By Deborah Wexler, | Title: Intimate Exploration of a Dysfunctional Family | 12/13/1991 | See Source »

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