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...standing in the hall in heels and a cocktail dress talking with a friend ... who is a member of a karate club. I said, "If you were going to attack me, how would you go about it?" He came towards me and I accidentally popped him in the nose. Afterwards, he said, "I'd much rather you accidentally hit me than not know how to use this stuff if you need...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Seniors Share Their Most Embarrassing Moments and Fondest Memories | 6/9/1993 | See Source »

...trying to defend the White House's farcical attempt to turn a female TV reporter into a presidential makeup artist during a Clinton visit to New Hampshire. Why had a White House staff member asked the local journalist, who was about to interview the President, to powder Clinton's nose? Because, Myers said, no one else was available...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newswatch: Clinton vs. the Press | 6/7/1993 | See Source »

...police and prosecutors off-balance." But they would love to take him on. "Every person from the Governor on down has been attacked personally about being a Nazi or a member of a right-wing organization," says Oakland County prosecutor Richard Thompson. "He's basically thumbed his nose at law enforcement, in part because he feels he has public support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rx For Death | 5/31/1993 | See Source »

Soros the Speculator was not saying, but in a sense it didn't matter. The mere fact that he was buying into gold was enough to cause a stampede. When unexpected reports of inflation caused the price to rise again last week, it just seemed to confirm his legendary nose for the market. After all, this was the man who led the raid on the Bank of England during last September's European currency crisis, a robber baron, as some called him, who emerged with profits estimated at $2 billion by selling sterling short...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man with the Midas Touch | 5/31/1993 | See Source »

...larger cause it was said he never solicited a vote except on the merits of a bill. When he rose, the galleries quieted. He never looked up but spoke to the floor where his colleagues were collected. When asked once about his huge influence, he looked down that formidable nose of his and dismissed the question. "I cover the ground I can stand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency When Giants Ruled | 5/31/1993 | See Source »

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