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...upper house of Congress. A handsome, graying man, he is an independent Republican and a self-made millionaire whose immigrant father came from Kwangtung province to work in the Oahu cane fields for $12 a month. The seventh of eleven children, Fong decided as a small boy to lift himself out of poverty, worked his way through high school by selling newspapers, shining shoes and caddying ... The University of Hawaii was tough, but Hiram Fong got through in three years with honors, with a bewildering collection of side jobs that ranged from bill collector to tourist guide. After graduation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/27/2004 | See Source »

...Sept. 2 U.N. Security Council resolution called for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Lebanon. The withdrawal was part of a wider redeployment exercise involving a total of 3,000 soldiers. The Thaw Continues LIBYA In a further sign of Tripoli's diplomatic rehabilitation, E.U. ambassadors agreed to lift both trade sanctions and a ban on arms sales to Libya. The decision, which must be ratified at a meeting of E.U. Foreign Ministers in mid-October, came two days after U.S. President George W. Bush formally lifted America's own economic sanctions. Libya remains on the U.S. list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Worldwatch | 9/26/2004 | See Source »

...upper house of Congress. A handsome, graying man, he is an independent Republican and a self-made millionaire whose immigrant father came from Kwangtung province to work in the Oahu cane fields for $12 a month. The seventh of eleven children, Fong decided as a small boy to lift himself out of poverty, worked his way through high school by selling newspapers, shining shoes and caddying ... The University of Hawaii was tough, but Hiram Fong got through in three years with honors, with a bewildering collection of side jobs that ranged from bill collector to tourist guide. After graduation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/20/2004 | See Source »

...respond to the veterans and, more incredibly, concluded that the public would be turned off if it did. So Kerry tried to ignore the whole thing, making two costly errors at once: he allowed a political attack to go unanswered, and he signaled to Americans that he wouldn't lift a finger to defend himself. In an election year that at bottom is about who can best defend the homeland, Kerry's refusal to strike back hard and fast when his own hide was on the line was a startling misreading of what voters are looking for in a leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '04: Coolness Under Fire | 9/20/2004 | See Source »

...WRITING BOOKS ON WEIGHT LOSS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE A BIG GUY AT 6 FT. 4 IN. AND 240 LBS. DO YOU FEEL OVERWEIGHT? No, I don't. This is a good get-real weight for me. I run five miles every morning; I play tennis every night. I lift weights three or four times a week. My pulse rate is really low. I'm in the low-to-normal range of body fat. I'm just a big old jock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Dr. Phil | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

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