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Recently, her opponent, Republican Chicago attorney Rich Williamson, attempted to link her to Gus Savage--a lame-duck Illinois Representative who gained notoriety for anti-Semitic remarks...

Author: By Deborah Wexler, | Title: A Political Phenomenon | 10/1/1992 | See Source »

...sobering effect of the Los Angeles riots also made itself felt in the primary with the overwhelming 67%-to-33% passage of a local ballot initiative, Charter Amendment F, which will impose greater civilian authority over the Los Angeles police chief. Lame-duck chief Daryl Gates, clearly the target of many of the yes voters, complained that they had been "sold a bill of goods." But Los Angeles' Urban League president John Mack called it "a home run for justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Another Revolt | 6/15/1992 | See Source »

...Instead of looking at Harvard, and sayingHarvard's a lame place, [they should] look atthemselves and say, "maybe I'm a lame person, andI need to get my act together,'" Coady continues."I don't think they're a slave to the system...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: NO MIDDLE GROUND | 6/4/1992 | See Source »

...hard to believe that this exceedingly lame showing is the product of the Reagan and Bush administrations; what good is blue-chip Republican Babbittry if it can't mount an impressive world's fair pavilion? Elsewhere at Expo, the Berlin Philharmonic will play, and Ingmar Bergman will direct Peer Gynt; at the U.S. pavilion, Arnold Schwarzenegger will stop by in September to judge a bodybuilding contest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All's Fair in Seville | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

...made no attempt to justify playing a round of golf during the present campaign at the Country Club of Little Rock, which has no black members; he has said it was a mistake that he will not repeat. But his explanation of why he did it sounds distressingly lame: he and his hosts were in a hurry, and it was the only place they could reach in time. Nobody thinks Clinton is a racist; his pledges to try to heal white-vs.-black enmity are among the most attractive aspects of his campaign -- especially in contrast to past Republican appeals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill Clinton: Questions Questions Questions | 4/20/1992 | See Source »

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