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Friends remember him as a child who demonstrated a need and a knack for pleasing his elders back in Wichita, where his father sold wholesale auto parts. Young Bob was bright, well-organized and punctual. He read voraciously and loved to run and hike. When he went off to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toughie, Smoothy, Striver, Spy: BOB GATES | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

Polls show that Richards' constituents are supportive of her fast start. As she puts it, "The mood of activism seems to be pleasing people." With admirers mobbing her whenever she leaves her second-floor office, Richards can afford for now to ignore scattered criticism and bask in the honeymoon glow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ann Richards: Winds Of Change Sweep The Lone Star State | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

- Unfortunately, that is somewhat like saying the ideal Arab-Israeli solution would be one pleasing to both Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat: true enough, but terribly hard to envision. The refugees insist that they will never feel safe in Iraq with Saddam Hussein in power, but the U.S. and its...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refugees: Death Every Day | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

For Harvard Coach Carole Kleinfelder, it may have been the seven goals that Berkery didn't score that were most pleasing. First-year midfielders Sarah Downing and Francie Walton, and junior attacker Buffy Hanson each chipped in two goals in what was perhaps Harvard's most balanced offensive effort of...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Laxwomen Down B.C. | 4/18/1991 | See Source »

Will the come-on be expensive for Citibank? Maybe, but don't worry. According to the Nilson Report, a California-based industry newsletter, the company made $600 million in pure profit from its credit-card business last year, far more than from all its other operations combined. For competing issuers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CREDIT: When the Price Isn't Right | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

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