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...rabid publicity hound (he posed for a magazine fashion spread knocking down two pillars, a la Samson), Livingstone disarms critics with his self- deprecating humor. If he ever becomes Prime Minister, Livingstone once joked, "so many people will leave the country that I'll have no unemployment problem." An animal fancier who keeps newts and lizards, Livingstone may never reach 10 Downing Street, but his irreverence will probably help keep him on the public stage for years to come. That is, if he doesn't tire of playing the flamboyant maverick. "Anyone who enjoys being in the House of Commons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain Bringing Down the House | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

...performances (the tenor sang only the premiere), leaving Mitwali in debt. The extravaganza was staged over the initial objections of Muslim fundamentalists and Egyptian antiquities officials, who feared the vibrations and crowds might damage the monuments. Still, Domingo says he hopes to return some day to sing Saint-Saens' Samson et Dalila. Now that will put the ruins to the test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Glitz On The Nile | 5/18/1987 | See Source »

...recent months, Tutu's speeches have become more and more fatalistic. Just before becoming archbishop, he told TIME's Johannesburg bureau chief, Bruce Nelan, "I think the white ruling class is quite ready to do a Samson on us. That is, they will pull down the pillars, even if it means they perish in the process. They are really scared that we are going to treat them as they treated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Power of the Pulpit | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

This is a team which beat nationally ranked Virginia and boasts a 17-5 season record, playing in the Samson-like Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). One Blue Devil, freshman Martin Nessley, is a towering 7-ft., 2-in. There of its starters stand 6-ft., 7-in, or above...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: Blue Devils Slip Past Cagers, 89-86 | 2/9/1984 | See Source »

...Danny Samson Urbana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 9, 1982 | 8/9/1982 | See Source »

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