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...first time in the scandal, jurors were willing to sustain charges of a conspiracy to obstruct Congress and cover up the Iran-contra folly. "Admiral Poindexter did it because he wanted to protect the political viability of Ronald Reagan. And I consider that to be a selfish motive," Webb said after the verdict. No jury, of course, has been required to address the underlying constitutional question: To what extent can Congress limit a President in carrying out foreign policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ultimate Fall Guy | 4/16/1990 | See Source »

...with a hangover, so his sister Martha (Kelly Matthews), a prim and proper school teacher greets the caller. She gradually becomes enchanted by his crudely poetic speech and endearing vulnerability. The rest of the play centers around the blossoming affection between Martha and Megs and the disapproval of the selfish Dave...

Author: By Maurie Samuels, | Title: Simplified Souls | 4/13/1990 | See Source »

...Bitch" is rude, mean and mysogynist. It descibes women who are unsympathetic, uncaring and selfish. It describes women who are, in our eyes, less than women...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: She's a Real... | 4/12/1990 | See Source »

...they think we've gotten lazy, greedy, selfish, overly materialistic and irresponsible? What of it? We Americans value hard work and initiative as much as they do; but excuse us if we're not slaves to work and dull collectivism...

Author: By Betty Hung, | Title: Will Japan Buy Harvard Too? | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

...boarded the flight, I felt guilty again. Who was I to rip off Trump, just because he was rich and I was jealous? My in-flight reading didn't do much to soothe my conscience. Kant had a whole example about the categorical imperative against swindling the selfish and well-to-do. The New York Times featured an article about the new Democratic leadership's commitment to "equal opportunity, but not equal outcome." My Ec 10 sourcebook--well, you can imagine what it had to say about robbing entrepreneurs...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: One Trump, No Heart | 4/4/1990 | See Source »

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