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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Rhubarb," says Hollings in the thick, rolling baritone that is native to low-country Charleston. He says that although Inglis refuses to accept PAC money directly, he takes it indirectly through the national party. And Hollings scoffs at Inglis' promise that as a supporter of term limits, he will serve only two terms: What's the point of electing a lame duck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pork on the Griddle | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

Tenet, however, is close to Clinton, who likes his low-key but blunt style. The Director has also courted Congress enough for Newt Gingrich to push through a $1.8 billion increase in the intelligence budget this year, bringing it to $29 billion. Tenet avoids the media and refuses to talk about his Middle East foray. But in an exclusive interview with TIME after the Wye marathon, he maintained that the CIA "can have an enormous impact on the future, but the fact is that we have to become a more agile institution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming In From The Cold | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

Still, a color code might be expected in a subdivision but would be unusual for a whole city, especially one in which the median household income is fairly low, around $27,000. The mayor's plans already have emotions running high. The owner of a yellow house hired a lawyer after the city came knocking. A resident with a soft spot for hot pink (her lipstick and house matched perfectly) threatened a reporter with bodily harm when the topic of her color preferences was broached...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hue Must Be Joking | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

They're just low wattage. Bernie Williams, the most talented member of the ball club, is a jazz-guitar player in a rap world. He's a nice guy, but he's not exactly being courted by William Morris agents. When Bruce Springsteen visited the Yankee clubhouse toward the end of the regular season, he gave Williams a signed guitar. When reporters asked Williams if he had given Springsteen an autographed ball in return, Bernie had to tell them that Springsteen hadn't even asked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Greatest Ever? | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

...pierce some of that denial by listening to how someone you are concerned about talks about her body. Does she moan about her fat behind even though she's rail thin? Is she hiding under baggy clothes? Has her energy level dropped so low that she's sleeping all the time? Doctors suspect anorexia when a woman weighs 15% below normal and hasn't menstruated for at least three months. But there are more subtle signs as well: the growth of baby-fine hair (as the shrinking body tries to keep warm), brittle nails, swollen joints. Bulimics may develop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disappearing Act | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

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