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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Louis, Mo., at the end of June. Gephardt's taste in music interests no one in Washington, but his ability to sing for his supper does. The event is for Gephardt's congressional-campaign coffers, which of course can be converted to a presidential war chest in a snap. Gephardt is determined to show the smart money in Washington that he can compete with AL GORE at fund raising. The event is a very early test for those who are serious about Campaign 2000. The effect, says a Gephardt adviser, is to send a signal that Gephardt "is capable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICS: MAKING THE MUSIC THE CAPITAL LOVES TO HEAR | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...maybe he's saying he'd rather put up with a cold snap in June than be burned, literally, at the stake in December. In which case, I have a retort for him that is snappy enough for summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COOL SUMMER: TOO DARN HOT: A DISSENTER'S VIEW | 5/26/1997 | See Source »

Thomas said his office plans to make the Dec. 16 count an annual event and conduct another one this summer, adding, however, that any such one-night count is only a "snap-shot" of the homeless population...

Author: By Courtney A. Coursey, | Title: Center Releases City's First Homeless Census | 5/9/1997 | See Source »

...know, I'll soon be turning over the class notes to the always capable TWIGG NELSON, so all future letters and cards should go to him c/o his ashram. In the meantime, I want to thank all the folks at the Alumni Bulletin who made this job such a snap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CLASS TRASH | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

What makes all these characters so attractive is their very genuine fallibility--even those who can snap their fingers and land instantly in Tahiti. Buffy gets her priorities skewed sometimes; Daria is wise but smug. "She's a role model," notes mtv executive vice president Abby Terkuhle. "But she's not without her problems." Indeed, these characters are not meant to seem superheroic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BEWITCHING TEEN HEROINES | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

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