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...right mind would ever want to be President." And then Truman began the climb to his upset election victory in 1948, the redeemed, born-again, comeback model Bill Clinton hopes to emulate next year. But why did Truman run? Nelson Rockefeller explained the itch this way: "We're politicians, and like in any profession, we want to reach the top, which in America means only one thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE | 3/13/1995 | See Source »

Some people can't be satisfied with hearing the people on the other side. They just itch to see them too. Debbie Martinez '97 of Lowell had block mates who were graced with apersonal encounter with their neighbor. "They woke up one morning to find this guy passed out on their couch," Martinez said. "I guess he just broke through the fire door the night before when he was really, really drunk...

Author: By Jeanne S. Pae, | Title: Beyond the Fire Door | 3/2/1995 | See Source »

Groups which allow their members full access to the Internet find it difficult to separate their paternalistic itch to protect and punish those who would enter cyberspace from the reality that newsgroups are nothing more than the latest interactive entertainment. Mihaly told Rolling Stone. "I never even considered that anything I wrote would have any repercussions in the real world...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: Orwell On Line | 12/3/1994 | See Source »

...Bank. "This deal implies that it's open to all comers." Some analysts insist that CBS is worth $6.4 billion, or $400 a share -- nearly $100 more than last week's closing price. CBS must look mighty fetching to companies (like Disney and other studios) with an itch for a takeover and the stamina to endure the inevitable court battles and regulatory disputes. Billionaire oilman Marvin Davis, said to be interested in acquiring NBC, could find a CBS deal seductive, though Tisch last week reportedly said he would never sell his stock to Davis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Barry and Larry Show | 7/11/1994 | See Source »

...uneducated used herbs, but as times and politics have changed, we have turned to medicina verde," says Dr. Majmud Gomez, a family doctor in Pinar del Rio. He uses herbal preparations to treat a variety of conditions, from parasites to a problem caused by the soap shortage, an itch for which he prescribes a pomade made from the majagua tree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And In Cuba...Quarantine | 6/27/1994 | See Source »

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