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Dates: during 1990-1999
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As soon as the Pentagon's rules were made final, the presidents of the four major TV news networks sent a letter of protest to Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney. So did editors of the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Philadelphia Inquirer, TIME and the Associated Press, while the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking Over Their Shoulders | 1/21/1991 | See Source »

Although Bush claims to be a "strict constructionist" when it comes to the Constitution -- meaning that he respects the original intentions of those who wrote the document -- he prefers to emphasize the passage that designates the President as Commander in Chief of the armed forces. Many Presidents have relied on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On The Fence | 1/14/1991 | See Source »

If it felt to Ketter like Christmas in April, that's because it was. Each spring the Washington-based Christmas in April program coordinates thousands of volunteers in 50 cities and towns from Vermont to California in renovating more than a thousand homes that are near collapse. Better to rebuild...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hartsville, S.C.: It's Christmas in April | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

One possible strategy in a highway game of Chicken is to clearly demonstrate to your opponent that your wrists are handcuffed to the rear-view mirror, thus preventing you from swerving. Opponents who value their lives have no choice but to swerve in this situation. The critical provision here is...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Deadly Game of `Chicken' | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

To what, exactly, has the U.S. committed itself in Saudi Arabia? In an Aug. 9 letter informing Congress of his decision to deploy troops in Saudi Arabia, President Bush referred to "requests" from King Fahd and Kuwait; some three months later, the Administration is still not telling anyone, including the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Envelope, Please | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

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