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Yet, while savvy council tacticians were eager to stick to noncontroversial service-oriented measures, the council's heated discourse on ROTC inevitably resurfaced.

Author: By D. RICHARD De silva, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL AT WORK | 6/4/1992 | See Source »

In short, Ross Perot is no outsider. In fact, he's the consummate insider--a guy with the connections, money and savvy to play the game. Indeed, he has often won at the political game, but if you believe his pitch, he has never even been a player.

Author: By Jason M. Solomon, | Title: Voting for the Insiders' Outsider | 6/2/1992 | See Source »

TV PREACHERS NORMALLY HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL trying to save human souls. So when televangelist Pat Robertson stepped forward last week to attempt to save the venerable soul of United Press International from bankruptcy, he prompted a flurry of questions. Just what does Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doing God's Work? | 5/25/1992 | See Source »

AS A SPECIALIST IN INTERNAL MEDICINE, DR. HOWard Dean knows that the quality of care soars when patient and physician trust each other. As Governor of Vermont -- and the only Governor in the Union who is a doctor -- Dean also knows that trust has to be earned. So the Governor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Care for All | 5/25/1992 | See Source »

The flip side of her passionate commitment and shatara (an admiring Arabic word for intellect and savvy) is an arrogance that makes her bluntly impatient with anyone less smart, less quick, less decisive. She can assume too much and forget who really is boss. After she independently agreed with Baker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Voice Of Her People: HANAN MIKHAIL-ASHWAW | 5/25/1992 | See Source »

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