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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wake of allegations of sexual misconduct against President Clinton, his approval ratings have shot through the roof. Americans are either giving him the benefit of the doubt or believing his (still missing) side of the story. In the absence of concrete evidence that the President forced anyone to lie, people seem to feel they have no real reason to question him for being less than forthcoming about Monica Lewinsky. There is no sexual harassment alleged. No one got hurt, and Lewinsky may even have almost gotten a job out of it. The economy is strong, and the Iraq crisis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Little Proverb, Lots To Say | 3/12/1998 | See Source »

...equal to the challenge? In an instant, without warning, the present had become the unthinkable future. Was there hope in that future, and if so, where did hope lie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1939-1948 War: Victory: The Peace The Bomb | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...door of the office swung open, I saw Kennedy behind his desk with a dark face reading TIME. "Where'd you get this story about me posing for the cover of Gentlemen's Quarterly? It's all a lie." I really did not know anything about the story, I stammered, but would find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1960-1973 Revolution: Witness: Hugh Sidey | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...know when I ever saw such a conglomeration of lies. The 638 was not the engine my husband was killed on and was never a passenger engine, and as to my son being a highway laborer, that was a base lie; he was never on a highway in his life unless he drove over it. Whoever gave you the information did not get it from me. I just want to tell you that I do not like one thing you said and please never attempt it again without my permission. MRS. CASEY JONES Jackson, Tenn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sounding Off, Talking Back | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

Contrary to popular belief, the root of Harvard's relationship problems doesn't lie in the inherent unattractiveness of Harvard men. Studies have shown that the most compatible couples have similar levels of attractiveness. Thus, it shouldn't matter if all the men at Harvard are ugly, since probability indicates that all the women here must be equally repugnant...

Author: By Evelyn H. Sung, | Title: Hope for Harvard Yet | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

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