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...vignettes which take place over a span of 30 years, but these scenes are only loosely strung together. They argue here, they argue there, time passes and no conclusions are reached. Mommie Dearest, while attempting to pass itself off as a serious documentary, is little more than a limp soap opera...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: Mommie Monotony | 10/2/1981 | See Source »

...fluctuating health bulletins from Gemelli, before the operation, prompted speculation in the press that John Paul might do the unthinkable and abdicate, rather than limp along as a semi-invalid Pope confining his actions to the minutiae of the Vatican bureaucracy. There had even been talk of a new papal conclave. This time around, the early favored papabili were Italians who have reputations as seasoned administrators. One was Casaroli, a moderate who has gained exposure as John Paul's loyal second in command. The other: Giovanni Benelli, 60, the conservative, often abrasive Archbishop of Florence, who was runner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Good News for Pope John Paul | 8/17/1981 | See Source »

...specific military operation to defend its citizens, that would be absurd." Begin neither intimated that Israel would engage in soul searching before undertaking such a raid again nor signaled any possible movement on the stalled negotiations with Egypt about Palestinian autonomy. McFarlane left with nothing more than a limp, almost meaningless, joint communiqué that said: "Any misunderstandings that might have arisen have been clarified...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Troubles with a Prickly Ally | 7/27/1981 | See Source »

Police said it "wasn't strange at all" to see Hamilton jogging at that hour. "He had a mountain-climbing accident three years ago and doctors told him he would never walk again," officer James Sugrue said in published reports. Sugrue said Hamilton walked "with a definite limp," and added that he "ran whenever he felt like...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Student Arrested in Accident That Leaves Man an Amputee | 7/7/1981 | See Source »

...cooked it up and shot it into a vein. A few minutes later my whole body was going cold. It felt like I was going to faint or was getting seasick. The whole world was going gray, everybody in the room getting real distant. I was going limp and lifeless, and the only thing I could think about was to concentrate on my breathing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cocaine: Middle Class High | 7/6/1981 | See Source »

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