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...from serving a six-year term. Does this mean he absolutely, positively won't run for President in 1992? Dollar Bill has amassed $9 million for a Senate race that even a New York Knick could not lose. With such a handy war chest, his demurral sounds a shade less convincing than William Tecumseh Sherman's "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected." Says a Bradley adviser: "If, God forbid, Dan Quayle should be President in 1992, Bill Bradley won't be locked in by a Shermanesque statement. He could have been. Bill knows what...
...When God came down to earth," a villager says, "he took one look at the Gypsies and took the next flight back." But God left a couple of things behind: the gift of magic -- black magic or white, and every rainbow shade in between -- and the curse of belief in it. Women levitate as they give birth; the veils of dead brides float in the rank breeze. Proud, loving Hatidza (Ljubica Adzovic) has the power of healing, and her grandchild Perhan (Davor Dujmovic) can do a few telekinetic tricks too. We won't even discuss -- because they come...
...region's most emotional dose of separatism. Nonetheless, there was something exhilarating about seeing the leader of the Soviet Union debating citizens in the streets. Thomas Jefferson could not have asked for a better illustration of democracy in action, though Gorbachev may have wished for an experience a shade less vivid...
...example, he threw four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to turn a 21-10 half-time deficit into a 38-28 win. He put in an even more dramatic performance against Los Angeles on Dec. 11. With the 49ers trailing the Rams 27-10 and only a shade over ten minutes left to play, Montana first threw a touchdown pass to Mike Wilson, then dumped a slant pass to wide receiver John Taylor, who shook four tacklers and dashed for a 95-yd. touchdown. Less than three minutes later, All-Pro halfback Roger Craig scored...
...through her consciousness with equal weightlessness. Hilary constantly learns things that anyone her age should probably already know. She removes some pictures from the room she and Victor have rented: "When I took them from the wall I noticed that the spaces the frames had occupied were a darker shade than the rest of the wall." When she feels the need to conduct a reality check, Hilary looks in the mirror: "I have clear skin and nice, square shoulders. My hair shines like it did when I was seven and I have a smart-looking face...