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After flying back to Tunis to consult with his aides on the weekend before his Geneva address, Arafat finally rejected advice from some Palestinians that he give up on the U.S. until Shultz was gone. That, Arafat decided, would stall the promising P.L.O. peace drive too long and ruin his impending hour on TV screens around the world. He accepted the wording worked out at the secret Stockholm meeting and incorporated some changes from the State Department's proposed language. Arafat informed the Swedes, who told Washington, that he would deliver the critical words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Dance of Many Veils: Shultz and Arafat | 12/26/1988 | See Source »

...caught a glimpse of me or it, because everyone who does see it for the first time can't help noticing it ("There's a hole in your nose!"), wondering about it ("Does that hurt?"), complimenting it ("That's really, um, neat.") or finding it disgusting ("Why did you ruin your face that...

Author: By Elizabeth L. Wurtzel, | Title: Nose Rings and Narcissism | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...switch between Democrats and Republicans does not bring real structural change for the U.S. But, in Latin America, the outcome of the U.S. election can mean civil war, military dictatorship or economic ruin...

Author: By Ghita Schwarz, | Title: Voting Absentee | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

...round basket in NASA's rush to re-ignite the shuttle's engines: a manned expedition to Mars, a moon base, a reinvigorated program of unmanned solar system exploration, or even the so-called Mission to Earth, which would strive to understand our own planet before we ruin it for good. Like ambivalent lovers, NASA and the American people have to choose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Stardust Memories | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

...Minutemen did get one more chance to ruin the Crimson's performance, but Burkley and Beber shut down a UMass one-on-one break with three minutes left in the game to end the visitor's final threat of the night...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Aquadudes Make Waves, 9-4 | 10/8/1988 | See Source »

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