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...college I know of has a million dollars lying around," said Miller. "It could have a big influence. I don't know which pot it would come from--it's something we need to worry about...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Senate Committee Considers Paring Federal Student Loans | 9/22/1995 | See Source »

...begin. During late summer and fall, broad swaths of subtropical ocean can reach temperatures of 80øF or more. The warm, humid air above the ocean surface would tend to rise anyway, and when a low-pressure region drifts by, it's like taking the lid off a steaming pot. The air rushes upward, dumping its moisture and energy, which forces the winds to whirl ever faster. Meanwhile, down at the surface, more warm air rushes in to replace what's risen, and it shoots upward in turn. After a few days of this self-sustaining process, a low-pressure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HURRICANE ONSLAUGHT | 9/11/1995 | See Source »

Then there's the Citadel itself, a tin-pot, second-rate military academy whose unofficial motto is "2.0 and Go." It has few distinguished alumni among the third of its graduates who go into the military (most grads become kick-butt insurance agents and stockbrokers). While the Citadel might not have been a worthy target, Faulkner was nonetheless, as its first female, required to be Uberwoman-as fit as Arnold Schwarzenegger, as bald as Sinead O'Connor and as beautiful as Michelle Pfeiffer. Instead Faulkner was a little bit dumpy, a little bit plain and a little bit whiny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LOUTS OF DISCIPLINE | 8/28/1995 | See Source »

...would introduce legislation by week's end to convert Aid to Families with Dependent Children and some child care and job training programs into block grants. TIME's Sam Allis says Dole's plan drew enthusiastic support today from all 30 GOP governors. "Clinton tried to sweeten the pot significantly," Allis says. "But where he sees a federal role, Republicans still see entitlements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CLINTON, DOLE DUEL OVER WELFARE | 7/31/1995 | See Source »

...buildings are not architecturally orengineeringly built for terrorism," Taylor said."Our country is very soft and a bit spoiled in thefreedoms that we've had. Hopefully, it [the U.S.]doesn't turn out to be a melting pot ofterrorism...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Terrorism's Evolution Subject of IOP Lecture | 7/14/1995 | See Source »

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