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...letters was a brief note of resignation. One was a short statement to his wife that he was leaving because he was a "physical and psychological disaster." A postcard, to a close friend who was the college dean, read "Exit the Rainmaker. Good luck. Pls handle." Handle what? The mess? Carsey didn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: American Pie | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

...Some did; some didn't. If I got a letter from a fellow and I said, "Gee, he's a nice guy. Give him the funds," do you know what a terrible mess you could make? These things are so complex. They have to be looked into, studied and everything else to come out with an answer. I didn't stop and study each of these. I couldn't. There were thousands coming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Silent Sam Speaks Up | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

...worry about that, but it does sadden me. The whole thing is a mess. Sad, that's what it is. Forget the Supreme Court or anything else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Silent Sam Speaks Up | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

...Rose has resisted the refuge of the Betty Ford defense, so popular among addicted celebrities, that his compulsion to gamble made him do it. But he could not resist dragging his family into his mess. He said he had never looked forward to a birthday as much as his new daughter's first (Aug. 22, 1990), since it would signal his first opportunity to apply for reinstatement to baseball, thus sadly and inadvertently revealing her place in his life relative to the game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Charlie Hustle's Final Play: Pete Rose | 9/4/1989 | See Source »

...checks your credit-card company sometimes sends (unless you're really looking for a way to borrow money at 19.8%). Switch to a credit card that offers frequent-flyer miles. (If you're charging things, you might as well get a free trip once in a while.) Don't mess with my pal Joey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money Angles: How My Pal Joey Got Even | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

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