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Whoever produce d this maudlin and hideous ass emblage deserves t o be condemned. Please step for ward now and take the b lame...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DARTBOARD | 2/18/1995 | See Source »

...persevere after earlier defeats, Dole is the front runner in every poll. There are rumblings of concern about his age (71), which may explain why he has floated the idea of pledging to serve only one term. But it's unlikely he would want to render himself a lame duck before he's inaugurated. Dan Quayle makes the top tier because of his prior service and ties to the religious right. However, the real tension so far, and probably the real contest as the battle progresses, is between Dole and Gramm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EYES ON THE PRIZE | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

...staff's lame endorsement of Rudd W. Coffey '97 is based on this premise: He's only a sophomore, so the campus hasn't discovered what a slime...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: None of the Above | 2/4/1995 | See Source »

Their troubles started three months later. Jake began to limp on his left front leg; the vet diagnosed osteochondritis, an inherited bone condition, and had to operate. The bill came to $650. Six months later, Jake went lame again, and X rays showed severe dysplasia, a hereditary weakness of the joints, in both hips. A $750 operation relieved his pain, but even with a dose of aspirin almost daily, Jake still walks stiffly. On top of that, he has severe & allergies, dry skin and a poor coat. He has recently started having seizures as well. "He's a medical mess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Terrible Beauty | 12/12/1994 | See Source »

Winter's coming took on a symbolic chill for congressional Democrats as they eulogized 40 years of majority rule during a last lame-duck session, convened for GATT. Preparations for the bleak unknown began with Democratic House leadership elections. Representative Richard Gephardt of Missouri briefly climbed out of his hospital bed to secure the nod as minority leader before returning for a gallbladder operation; he will be joined by newly elected minority whip David Bonior of Michigan and California's Vic Fazio, now the House Democratic caucus chairman. In the Senate, Tom Daschle of South Dakota was voted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week November 27-December 3 | 12/12/1994 | See Source »

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