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...knows what people want. After the election, he is not going to suddenly veer left and start proposing big Old Democrat solutions. Joycelyn Elders is not coming back, O.K.? No Lani Guinier." Moreover, given a continuing effort to balance the budget and the certainty that Republicans will retain a powerful voice in Congress--possibly still a majority--there will be neither money nor votes for any grandiose schemes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONVENTION '96: THE LEARNING CURVE | 9/2/1996 | See Source »

Then the ranging begins. Ranging is when the nurse stretches out his arms, legs and fingers to retain their flexibility and elasticity. Often his limbs will fight against the exercise. His hands will quiver, his legs will shake. "The nurse will take my leg out to one side," he says. "He's fighting to hold the knee down and the foot up. Then he'll bring it back to the middle and fight to bring my knee up to my chest. My whole leg is fighting, the foot flapping. But he holds on. You can hear the joints crunch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW HOPES, NEW DREAMS | 8/26/1996 | See Source »

...through life seeing only fluttering shapes and colors. He conscripted through sheer skill and persuasiveness an army of amateur observers; each year, some 24 million Americans make at least one trip from home to look for and at birds. They are paying attention to the earth he cherished. They retain his guides and his guidance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ROGER TORY PETERSON: 1908-1996: THE BIRDMAN OF AMERICA | 8/12/1996 | See Source »

...will maintain a computer keeping a record of how much money is on students' ID cards. Thus, unlike VendaCards, users can retain the value of their Crimson Cash photocopying stash even if they lose their ID card, Cuppett said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Libraries Scrap VendaCards | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

...change. But many Republicans oppose the abortion ban. An Associated Press poll discovered a wide moderate streak on abortion among Republican National Convention delegates. About 34 percent want to remove the plank supporting a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion, while fewer than half of the delegates want to retain the controversial language. A full quarter of the delegates do not know how they stand, or didn't answer the question. The moderates may have a highly placed friend. Presumptive presidential nominee Bob Dole wants it both ways. He favors adding new language to the plank acknowledging that the issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Walking the Abortion Plank | 7/30/1996 | See Source »

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