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...lift sanctions against Baghdad so it can resume exporting oil. But PRESIDENT CLINTON opposes the move -- and not just because Iraq remains a threat. If Iraq starts exporting oil, Administration energy experts warn, the price for crude could fall by nearly half, to $11 per bbl. That would spell trouble for volatile and financially strapped oil exporters such as Russia and Saudi Arabia -- and for 60 oil-patch lawmakers, who begged Clinton for new tax breaks in a White House meeting last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Informed Sources: Jun. 27, 1994 | 6/27/1994 | See Source »

...almost impossible to unite the U.S. and its allies on agreed courses of action, or even to set a firm course and stick to it. At D- day ceremonies, Clinton told the assembled veterans that "we are the children of your sacrifice," but he has been unable to spell out clearly the interests and principles for which this generation of Americans must be willing to sacrifice their blood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hurry Up and Wait | 6/20/1994 | See Source »

There are already signs, however, that the spell of silence cast by the $250,000 may be wearing off. The football; men's hockey and men's basketball teams--all well--funded-could remain objects of resentment for some...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: $250K Initiative Buys Peace In Battle Over Women's Sports | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

Beverly Hills Cop III may spell doom for Eddie Murphy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magazine Contents Page | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

...Fugitive or at least achieve the same modest earnings as The Beverly Hillbillies to give Hollywood what it wants most: a solid, safe return on its investment. Ask producer Alan Ladd Jr. about his low-budget (about $12 million) version of The Brady Bunch, and he will spell it out in numbers: "The risk factor isn't high. It will get a decent opening weekend, at worst, and do well in home video. Nobody gets hurt, and there is a huge upside if it works...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Made-From-Tv Movies | 5/30/1994 | See Source »

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