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...resist that last slab of sweet pumpkin pie...

Author: By Emily Mieras, | Title: `Twas Twenty-One Days Before Christmas | 12/4/1987 | See Source »

Some of his stances reinforce lingering qualms that he is driven primarily by a desire to leap to the top of the ladder. Many of the causes he has embraced, like revitalizing education, are apple-pie issues that provoke little dissent. Others, such as his opposition to the colorization of Hollywood films, can be ridiculed as merely trendy. More significantly, he has edged leftward from his moderate moorings (he was a founder of the Democratic Leadership Council, a centrist group) as he plays to the liberal activists who dominate the Iowa caucuses. He has reversed his support of tuition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Portrait, Dick Gephardt:Young Man In a Hurry | 11/30/1987 | See Source »

Democratic hopeful Richard Gephardt of Missouri also supports an improved IRS, but he said he doubts Dukakis's "pie in the sky enforcement scheme" as an answer to the deficit...

Author: By Elsa C. Arnett, | Title: Dukakis Boasts National Revenue Collection Plan | 11/17/1987 | See Source »

...right after the Civil War rather than live under Reconstruction. Despite their Brazilian residence, they have kept their American roots. Although they are fluent in Portuguese, English is often spoken at home. Along with hammocks and fried bananas, these folks are fond of their rocking chairs and sweet potato pie. Fourth of July barbecues are a tradition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brazil: Echoes from the Confederacy | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

Luke Hunsberger, whose repertoire of such 1960's standbys as the Beatles and Don McLean's "American Pie," has drawn crowds in Harvard Square for the past three years. He said received a letter last Saturday suspending his performance permit for a month...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: HRE Suspends Luke's Permit to Sing | 10/29/1987 | See Source »

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