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Friday morning the distance from Jerusalem to Amman was even shorter, as the high winds swept away the clouds. In the chilly sunlight, the heights of the mountains where Amman is nestled could be seen clearly over the plain of the West Bank, and just to the south, the salty waters of the Dead Sea reflected the light of the mild winter day. And that morning, the Hashemite king had returned...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Remembering King Hussein | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...seems so obvious that it would not deserve mention--but for the fact that the administration does not regard it as true! And even if the material covered by a given A.P. course were comparable to the material in two half-courses (which I do not believe), it is plain that the gain derived from a year of college is greater than the sum of the individual courses which comprise...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: The Advanced Standing Deficit | 2/9/1999 | See Source »

...starters, Forneris was plain wrong about the ball's belonging to McGwire. Once the grounds keeper got his mitts on it, the ball was his. Says so right on every ticket to the game. He probably knew that and was thinking in grand, symbolic terms. Still, his act betrays a mind-set that leads many of us into grave errors in daily money matters. Here are Forneris' missteps and what you can learn from them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dropping the Ball | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...like the rest of us, you've slept in, lost your temper and scarfed down the cookies. So now, like millions of other Americans, you have made yet another New Year's resolution to drop a few pounds, exercise more, drink less, stop smoking or just plain chill out. It won't be easy. In fact, you may have already broken the resolution you made last week. But if you're willing to try again, here's a list of tips to improve your chances of success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diet: Try, Try Again | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

...WINNER] Sorry, Uncle, plain rice is the food of the past millennium...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jan. 11, 1999 | 1/11/1999 | See Source »

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