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...would land first, among the more than 10 million Americans who hover one rung above welfare on the nation's "ladder of opportunity." These are people who tiptoe between paychecks and have no savings, who ride the bus to the discount stores, who sell their plasma until their veins scar, who don't bother to clip coupons for Cheerios because the generic version is still cheaper, and who can be wiped out by even a minor medical problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WORKING HARDER, GETTING NOWHERE | 7/3/1995 | See Source »

...particularly true of Europe. We do not think the real problems of European security can be resolved by expanding nato to the East. Such a step would lead not only to the creation of a new dividing line on the map of Europe; it would also carve a deep scar in people's minds. The creation of a model of mutual and comprehensive security should become our common aim in Europe. The dialogue on such a model has already begun in the Organization on Cooperation and Security in Europe. I think diplomats should focus their efforts on this, rather than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEADING FOR THE SUMMIT: BORIS YELTSIN | 5/8/1995 | See Source »

They do have two "birthmarks" that enable others to tell them apart: Jocelyn has a scar next to her right eye from a fall when she was two years old and Jennifer has a mole on her chin from a childhood bout with chicken...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: TWINS | 4/29/1995 | See Source »

...little more machismo or self-esteem would give a self-congratulatory "scored one" story. Jimi sees himself as he is--weak-willed and groveling for affection. His reaction to contracting the herpes virus is oddly endearing: "It ain't AIDS," he says, "but it still sucks! An Eternal Scar. One slip and young lust jumps out a window...

Author: By Judy E. Dutton, | Title: `Technicolor' Loser Nothing More Than Pulp | 3/3/1995 | See Source »

...computer capital, where construction jobs pay $3 a day. To tide him over until he could find work, he agreed to sell his blood. Velu was taken to Yellamma Dasappa, a private hospital, and sedated after admission. When he was discharged eight days later, he had a 25-cm scar on his side. He later learned that his left kidney was missing. Within days, nine other victims told police a similar tale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AN ABOMINABLE TRADE | 2/20/1995 | See Source »

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