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...before abortion, now under consideration by the U.S. Court of Appeals, is a silly law and will probably, if it goes into effect, be a destructive one. But what do you expect from any group that calls itself a state legislature? Ask them to tie their shoes--they will muck...

Author: By Siddhartha Mazumdar, | Title: No One Is Innocent | 9/24/1980 | See Source »

...behind them, old Jedi Knights never die, it seems; they just fade in and out. Ben Kenobi tells Luke to seek out someone named Yoda on the Planet Dagobah. Ben did not say that the place is all jungles and swamps, and Luke soon finds himself knee deep in muck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Empire Strikes Back! | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

...that they do not necessarily reap benefits when the U.S. loses. Moscow's experience has been that even some of its most faithful clients rebel in exasperation. As one top Administration expert puts it: "When the Soviets go into a country in the Middle East, they tend to muck around and not really achieve much improvement in the local way of life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Questions About a Crisis | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

...splinters" finally hit earth, wiping out a Swiss ski resort and a drive-in theater in Pisa, all Meteor can sum mon up is a few flashes of red light and some whoosh noises. Only at the end is there a convincing special effect: a tidal wave of sewage muck that engulfs the New York City subway system. When it comes to excrement, the makers of Meteor really know their stuff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Star Muck | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

...than vain promises of the politically charged moment. Both candidates have extensive records on the major national issues--Kennedy from his 17 years in the Senate, and Carter from his years as President. The candidates and the press have a responsibility to rescue this campaign from the muck and to present voters with a clear choice. Contrary to popular misconception, Carter and Kennedy differ on a number of critical issues--inflation, energy, health care, defense spending and political control of corporate power, for example. These differences and others should be systematically explored in the coming months...

Author: By Celia W. Dugger, | Title: Never the Twain Shall Meet | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

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