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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people too. "The level of partisanship has made a number of Democrats who thought of not voting think they should come out and make a statement," he said. Having sworn off the money that would have funded a sophisticated media campaign, Feingold doesn't have much more to lean on. Last week he made a campaign stop at Robinson Elementary School in Beloit, Wis. Fewer than 20 people attended--some local party officials, a few teachers and a handful of kids whose parents were late to pick them up. Standing in front of the school, Feingold spoke for 10 minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The System Bites Back/The Race For The Senate | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...July, a buff, if bedraggled (has she forgotten the benefits of shampoo?) Madonna appeared on Oprah and shared the secret of her long, lean, chiseled body--an exercise system called Pilates. Initially attracted by the spiritual quality of the exercise, its fantastic results were what got her hooked and what has kept her away from the StairMaster forever. Her announcement heightened a trend ready to break out, and within days anyone who was anyone had booked their first appointment in one of Manhattan's numerous studios. Following in the steps of the celebrity set, trendoids from Malibu to Miami were...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, | Title: Pontius Pilates | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...baby boomer type of thing," she explains. "They've been through the aerobic stage, they've been through the jogging and weightlifting stages, and now they're 40. They're aging, and Pilates is perfect for osteoporosis, arthritis and building a great body. It's the long, lean look of a dancer's body that they've wanted all along...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, | Title: Pontius Pilates | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...plans on returning to her lean-to there following her Europe tour...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tibetan Prisoner's Mother Urges Pressure on Chinese | 10/20/1998 | See Source »

Indie auteurs, consider this advice from Hollywood's ultimate insider. "Your lean budgets and low risks offer you a gift of a lifetime," says Steven Spielberg, "and if your first few films are very successful, it might be the last time you enjoy those gifts. At first you get to make your movies from the protoplasm of your creativity, intuition and passion. That virgin spring starts to dry up once the offers flood in; now you're adapting the dreams of others and, pretty soon, simply working for hire. It sometimes takes massive success to force yourselves back into your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: In A League Of Their Own | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

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