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...Harvard would be crazy to appoint this man president," says Jeffrey Hart, professor of English and a member of the board of directors of The Review. "He is personally unstable. He is a liar...The few faculty members I've spoken to think it's mind-boggling that Harvard is considering...

Author: By D. RICHARD De silva, | Title: How the Search Plays In...Bloomington | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

...both contests the lesson was the same: it's fun to be a bomb thrower until the bomb blows up in your face. Texas Republican Clayton Williams squandered his lead over state treasurer Ann Richards with an unending stream of bloopers. He called Richards a liar and refused to shake her hand. His doom was sealed in the closing days of the campaign when he not only revealed that he was ignorant of the only constitutional amendment on the ballot but also admitted that he had paid no income taxes in 1986, even though he is a multimillionaire. Williams' gaffes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Results: Governors | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...really hurt that through innuendos they're basically calling me a liar," Carson said. Carson said he was not in attendance at Monday's meeting because the council changed locations and he was unable to locate the new site...

Author: By Ivan Oransky, | Title: Dems, GOP Criticize Council | 11/15/1990 | See Source »

...guilty of shady business deals. With feigned humor, Williams wondered aloud whether Richards, who was a problem drinker until 10 years ago, is tippling again. Then, playing the injured party, Williams two weeks ago told her during a joint appearance in Dallas, "I'm here to call you a liar today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Down and Dirty | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

...with affidavits charging that Grunseth had encouraged them to remove their bathing suits and skinny-dip with him at his backyard pool at a July Fourth party in 1981. The women were 13 and 14 at the time. Insisting that the event never occurred, Grunseth called Perpich a "supreme liar" for denying that he had put the women up to making the charge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Down and Dirty | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

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