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...this tells us little. Let's be honest here. Clinton's caginess points to skeletons. It makes sense that he would skirt "have you ever" questions only if the true answer were yes. You don't dodge a bullet unless you think it's going...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: Some Revealing Secrets | 10/11/1991 | See Source »

...value too. "I had to do something completely different," he says. "I went with bright red and shocking-pink denim, with metallic gold stitching." One of his best sellers is a sexy little bustier dress in bold colors. His next line includes a two-layered frolic: a chiffon pleated skirt over a pink denim sheath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Denim Goes Upscale | 9/2/1991 | See Source »

...state- sanctioned lecture from a doctor about the pros and cons of abortion. But the Pennsylvania law may not be the ideal test case for Roe. Reason: it focuses on procedural stumbling blocks to abortion rather than decreeing an outright ban, and could thus allow the court to skirt the constitutional issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Abortion Test Cases | 7/1/1991 | See Source »

...haven in Iran -- as well as articles offensive to strict Islamic sensibilities. Pop-music tapes, for example, are forbidden, as is immodest dress. One woman, about to drive her Volkswagen up to the checkpoint, frantically tied a scarf over her hair but still stood out in a short skirt and knitted leggings. She managed to get through the checkpoint, but not before giving away her collection of tapes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refugees: Omar's Journey | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

What do you give the farmer who has everything? How about a copy of the Lawyer's Guide to Payment Limitations, a $20 book for farmers (and their financial advisers) who want to bone up on ways to skirt the law that limited agricultural subsidies to $250,000 a person. A brochure for the 195-page opus boasts that it "contains annotated text, checklists, and sample pleadings" to help haymakers boost their government-supported income...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Bumper Crop Of Loopholes | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

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