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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...full of the enemy," Kimmel recalled. He saw the Arizona "lift out of the water, then sink back down -- way down." Mrs. Earle saw a battleship capsize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Day of Infamy | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

...sink that by his bed gives off a stink then smells her perfume in his eyes...

Author: By J.d. Connor, | Title: From Poetic Lyrics to Lyric Poetry | 11/22/1991 | See Source »

...death scene made to order for pulp publishing. He could have made millions with the tabloid rehash in his popular weeklies, the trash book and the movie and television rights. But without him to patch together such a deal, the ripples from his final fall threatened to sink some of the media empire he had built...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain Death of A Tycoon | 11/18/1991 | See Source »

...fiscal austerity that puts him to the right of many Democratic primary voters. A party strategist who knows Wilder well describes his guiding philosophy as "none, zip, zero." Wilder's insistence on playing the governorship by his own quirky rules has also caused his Virginia poll numbers to sink. Says Brad Coker, president of Mason-Dixon Opinion Research: "If he ran for re-election today, he could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidential Candidates: A Ghetto Kid Who Remembers His Roots | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

Saying that he hopes Thomas has not abandoned the civil rights movement, Higginbotham said, "Some people are willing to let the whole ship sink, to let all the passengers drown, to get safely to shore. I trust that you are not one of them...

Author: By Erick P. Chan, | Title: Minority Law Forum Begins | 11/9/1991 | See Source »

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