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While the Stonewall riots are clearly seen asholding immense symbolic significance, the writersargue that this significance appears in partbecause the riots are seen as a creation myth anda rallying point of the queer fight for civilrights. We must, however, never forget theimportance of the history that broke the groundfor the...

Author: By Roman Altshuler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Coming Out Into the Light | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

While there were several disappointments on Tuesday, including the election of Jesse "the Body" Ventura as governor of Minnesota and the success of an anti-affirmative action referendum in Washington state, on the whole, these midterm elections have had a cleansing effect on American politics.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A National Cleansing | 11/5/1998 | See Source »

Conventions, of course, are little more than scripted beauty pageants these days, but they still attract the pundits like flies. And just re-elected Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge is one of the GOP's new breed of pragmatic managerial governors who draw the broad local support the national party lacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The GOP Takes Philadelphia | 11/5/1998 | See Source »

The most topsy-turvy race of all was for the Minnesota governor?s mansion, where Reform party candidate and former wrestling champ Jesse "The Body" Ventura pulled off the upset of his career, defeating political scion Hubert Humphrey III in the process. Get ready to rumble in 2000, Washington.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dems Turn the Tide | 11/3/1998 | See Source »

When Jesse ("The Body") Ventura starred on the professional wrestling circuit in the 1970s and '80s, he was usually cast as the bad guy. Decked out in a feather boa, sequins and the kind of oversize designer glasses Elton John made famous, the 6-ft. 4-in. Ventura would flex...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Body-Slam Politics | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

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