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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...many politicians bend over backward to please an out-of-town money changer? asks the man who would be in direct competition with Wynn. Oh, the hypocrisy! But even Donald has been trumped. Seven of the 10 homeowners on Bryant Drive have said yes to Wynn's buyout offer, because either they liked the terms or they decided there was no way to slay a giant. It's Atlantic City, after all, where Monopoly is no game. Buy four houses and you can build a hotel. "It's a done deal," said carpenter Clarence Mobley, 46, on the porch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN THE NAME OF HER FATHER | 7/14/1997 | See Source »

...regular 21-day advance-purchase fares. United was quickly matched by six other major carriers. Deeper digging yields deeper discounts. Surfing the airline and other Internet travel sites is one route, with some carriers, such as American, posting weekly bulletins with weekend fare sales. Consolidators also offer fares well below published tickets. The downside: less flexibility and tighter restrictions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHAT CHEAP SEATS? | 7/14/1997 | See Source »

America is the New World. What it has to offer the jaded Old World is its fresh eye and unspoiled candor. When Stewart goes to Washington as Mr. Smith, a band of amused journalists ask him what he knows about governmental procedure or the passing of bills. His answer: "I don't pretend to know." And that too is a guarantee of virtue. Mr. Smith's first name is Jefferson, after the man who said that a plowman is wiser than a professor when it comes to essential things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAMES STEWART: TWO SIDES OF INNOCENCE | 7/14/1997 | See Source »

...Even four years isn't enough to take advantage of all the opportunities Harvard has to offer," he said...

Author: By Andrew K. Mandel, | Title: Sophia Freund Prize Recognizes Those Better Than the Best | 7/11/1997 | See Source »

Former vice chair of political science at UCLA Barbara Geddes attempted to dispel runmors last night that Hibbs would be offered a position at UCLA, saying it was "highly unlikely" that any offer would be made...

Author: By Joshua J. Schanker, | Title: UCLA Considers Hiring Harvard Resignee | 7/11/1997 | See Source »

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