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...greeting each caller by name ("Good morning, Lucille") and giving carefully measured recitations on everything from education loans to women's rights. His class-president cool was broken just once, when an avowed supporter asked if Clinton would clear up his stance on the Gennifer Flowers allegations: "Just skip any weasel words and give us a | direct answer." Clinton proceeded to repeat his familiar weasel words: Flowers' story about their alleged affair was "not the truth," the Clinton marriage has "had some troubles," he and his wife still "love each other very much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Minding Their Q's and A's | 7/13/1992 | See Source »

Bringing Harvard once-beleaguered Department of Afro-American Studies into a new era is DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis Gates Jr., who had been at Duke University for only one year when Harvard grabbed him. Bitter Duke students joked that Gates got his nickname, "Skip" because he jumped so frequently from...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Star Gazing: Skip Dersh And Spike | 7/3/1992 | See Source »

...known for its fun in the sun.Summer School offers few opportunities to spreadon neon pink sunscreen and fewer chances to playan intense game of sand volleyball. But thesituation isn't hopeless. There are escapes whenthe Charles River just isn't enough.CrimsonDavid E. RosenRevere Beach is only a hop, skip and a jumpaway...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How to Get Wet in Boston And Beyond | 6/27/1992 | See Source »

...they could. Wilson exploded, "Then divide up the f ---ing ammunition and get out there!" Before order was restored, other state officials even considered placing the city under martial law. Meanwhile, the talk in some law-enforcement circles is that if any major urban unrest occurs, Wilson may just skip the frustration and ask for the Marines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: L.A. Law, Wilson-Style | 6/15/1992 | See Source »

...baby Maggie, he manages to lose the kid), but his heart is in the right place (he feels terrible about it). When Homer loses his job at the nuclear power plant, Marge tells the kids they will have to pitch in to help save money. Bart volunteers to skip baths and read his comic books in the store rather than buy them. Talk about family spirit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Fathers and Mothers Know Best | 6/1/1992 | See Source »

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