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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Senators ran into another dead-end Tuesday, in the shape of former DNC chairman Donald L. Fowler. Although Fowler knew at the time that the now-infamous Buddhist temple event was "in essence" a fund-raiser, he insists the Vice President did not share that wisdom. Fowler also claimed he couldn't recall asking the CIA to recommend White House access for the rich and very shady donor Roger Tamraz, who wanted to push a Mideast oil pipeline deal. "Memory is fallible," said the former Democratic chief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gore's Money Trail Grows Cold | 9/9/1997 | See Source »

...think that we have a very positive outlook on this season, " Zimmerman said. "I think that [Queens] will come out of shape and since they have a new coach, they won't have much of a structure...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Water Polo Receives Much-Needed Off-Season Facelift | 9/8/1997 | See Source »

...thin flowered skirt. She was all raw material, charm and skin and a curtsy, the kindergarten teacher who could cross the street without stopping traffic. She would never be a perfect beauty, so the fun was watching her become a great one, the bones and the bearing taking shape before the cameras, as though by an effort of will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRINCESS DIANA, 1961-1997: DIANA: THE PRINCESS OF HEARTS | 9/8/1997 | See Source »

What theory of history is at work here? Do great historical figures (we used to say great men) shape history, or is it the other way around? If technology shapes events, then perhaps we should be naming the technocrats. If greatness is defined by the ability to deal with the cataclysmic effects of technology, then we should name religionists and philosophers. We are in the middle of a massive paradigm shift, and we should not get so busy naming trees that we neglect the whole forest. ENID P. STERN Sandy Spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 8, 1997 | 9/8/1997 | See Source »

Sharing the experience is essential. "We can shape our children's response to television," says Charren. "If it's a good show, we can let them know why it's good just by our expressions. If it's bad, we can let them know that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV OR NOT TV | 9/8/1997 | See Source »

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