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Still, one of the principal objections to putting a woman on the Democratic ticket this summer is that there is no one truly qualified???or, at least, no one better qualified than any number of available men?and that any woman who appears on the ticket will be there only because of her gender. Is that so bad? If Ferraro or Feinstein were a man, it is unlikely that either would be mentioned for the vice presidency. On the other hand, if Lyndon Johnson had come from, say, Rhode Island, instead of from Texas, John Kennedy would never have picked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Not a Woman? | 6/4/1984 | See Source »

...legal controversies with local truant officers. Laws on school attendance vary widely from state to state; some permit children to enroll in school as late as age eight (Arizona) and to leave as early as age 14 (Massachusetts). In addition, some parents are asked to prove they are qualified???in some cases, professionally certifiable as teachers?before a local judge or school board...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Teaching Children at Home | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

...latest tape debacle is certain to further endanger Nixon's survival in office. One of the most powerful men in the House, which must decide whether the President is to be impeached, issued a qualified???but possibly portentous ?call for his resignation. House Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills, the Democratic head of the committee investigating Nixon's taxes, said the tape erasure had "destroyed the candor program" of the President, and made an impeachment recommendation from the House Judiciary Committee more likely. Mills said that if Nixon asked his advice, he would say, "Resign in the near future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CRISIS: A Telltale Tape Deepens Nixon's Dilemma | 1/28/1974 | See Source »

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