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...nation's oldest President. Eight years ago, many skeptics predicted that he would have to go West for good after one failed term. Instead, he heads home on his own schedule, with a strong sense that he has done what he came to do. Despite the minefield awaiting his successor, Reagan believes, as he grandly put it the other day, "A revolution of ideas became a revolution of governance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Home a Winner: Ronald Reagan | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

William's entire political career has been characterized by risks; and yet one Labour member was moved to comment, "Acknowledging Mrs. Williams' extraordinary ability to walk spotless through the minefield of party politics requires neither graciousness nor chivalry. It is a simple fact...

Author: By Tommy J. Wang, | Title: Shirley Williams: British Pol Comes to America | 11/16/1988 | See Source »

...about reading a magazine. There was nothing to come off on your clothes (except maybe too much ink), nothing to make your eyes water or take away your taste for dinner. But now, as perfume makers seek greater access to their customers, the magazine has become something of a minefield -- and a smelly minefield at that. More and more perfume manufacturers are relying on not just provocative texts and evocative images but a sample of the real thing. Turn the page, break open the "scent strip" and get a full blast of Giorgio of Beverly Hills; or Calvin Klein...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Sweet Smell of Success? | 6/27/1988 | See Source »

Since U.S. warships began escorting reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers through the dangerous waters of the Persian Gulf, the Reagan Administration has adamantly refused to justify the policy to Congress under the requirements of the 1973 War Powers Resolution. The controversial law is a minefield of its own: if Congress refused to authorize the President's actions, U.S. forces would have to be withdrawn within 60 days. But the Administration argues that the escort operation does not involve a situation "where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances," so the language of the resolution does not apply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Persian Gulf: Dangerous, but Not Hostile | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

...seem plausible. Clancy occasionally hits his old stride ("Pellets fired from a shotgun disperse radially at a rate of one inch per yard of linear travel"), but this time out he concentrates on his human characters, a subject apparently beyond the range of his research. Patriot Games is a minefield of unintended comedy. When, for instance, the Princess announces that she is two months pregnant, Ryan knows just what the etiquette of the situation demands. He turns to the Prince and says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sitting Duck PATRIOT GAMES | 8/24/1987 | See Source »

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