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...suspect hundreds of thousands of people can rest free, knowing that when death beckons they can meet it face to face with dignity, free from the fear of unwanted and useless medical treatment." At week's end he and his wife Joyce had decided to instruct the hospital in Mount Vernon, Mo., to remove the tube. Nancy, 33, is expected to die within two weeks of that action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Bringing An End to Limbo | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

February 15: War still rages in the desert. Casualties mount. The hostilities make it impossible for the armed forces to recruit. The promise of job training doesn't help anymore, and not even appeals to patriotism are enough to fill the ranks. Bush reinstates the draft. In keeping with the spirit of the Selective Service Act, there are no exemptions for students...

Author: By John D. Staines, | Title: Speak While Speech Still Counts | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

Concerns about Scheme Z must submitted to DeVillars' office by December 26, one week before he makes his final ruling. Following the ruling, the city will have 20 days in which to mount a legal challenge...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: City Hires Laywer to Examine Scheme Z | 12/11/1990 | See Source »

...those surveyed backing the use of U.S. and British troops against Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses to leave Kuwait. Even the opposition Labour Party has consistently backed the government's gulf policy. However, in spite of current levels of support, pollsters believe public approval will decline dramatically as casualties mount...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strains on The Coalition | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

Conservatives are speaking more openly about the "nuclear option," and it has nothing to do with the gulf crisis. That's the code phrase true believers have given nascent plans to mount a right-wing challenge to George Bush in 1992. The main purpose of such a kamikaze mission would be to force Bush to return to the fold on taxes. Activists, including American Conservative Union chief David Keene and former Reagan Administration official Don Devine, have convened several times in secret to plot strategy. Two groups met last weekend, one in Dallas and another in suburban Maryland, and talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watch Your Back, George | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

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