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Still, Clinton can take only modest satisfaction from the latest numbers. Though the Democrat depicts himself as an outsider determined to overcome the "brain-dead politics" of both parties, a huge majority, 82%, called him a "typical politician." For Bush, the number was 81%. But only 31% applied that label to Perot. At a time when politician is a dirty word, that difference in perception is Perot's great strength. Whether Perot can maintain that asset once he announces his candidacy and comes under close, constant scrutiny is now Campaign '92's biggest question...
...patches become the next big addiction? So far, most researchers see little chance of wide-scale patch abuse, despite reports of patients sneaking extra patches or pressuring physicians to extend treatment beyond the recommended six to 12 weeks. But really, who cares? Nicotine alone is not a killer in modest doses. It mixes just fine with driving, and best of all, co-workers and spouses need not fret about secondary smoke. Until the battle against bad habits is finally won, nicotine patches might just be the most promising candidate for the last socially acceptable -- or at least tolerated -- vice...
CONRAD: Perhaps it's because I come from a state in which we have relatively modest demands for ((political)) money, but I don't feel this pressure from groups. As far as I'm concerned, the real problem here is time or the lack of it. As I left for home the other evening at 7 o'clock, which is usually the case, I looked back on the day and decided it was typical: meetings with constituents from home, fund raising, committee meetings. I'm on four committees. Three of the committees met at the same time that particular...
Until five years ago, his life read like a Bolshevik parable, though shadowed by personal tragedy. He was born in 1941 in the town of Pozarevac, near Belgrade, where he still keeps a modest weekend home. His father was a seminary-trained teacher of religion from Montenegro and his mother a fervent communist; the two quarreled incessantly over ideological issues. Early on, his father abandoned the family, went back to Montenegro and later committed suicide. An uncle, a general in the army, died by his own hand as well. When Slobodan's mother killed herself in 1974, she reportedly left...
...modest Green downplays the importance of his financial acumen...