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That afternoon he arrived at the Goffstown fire station, to stand before half a dozen firemen and a spray of cameras. The one thing missing was a crowd. Only about 12 supporters turned up, and some were regulars; two were an affluent Marshalltown, Iowa, couple. His voice thick, his eyes red as the truck behind him, Dole began to recite his catechism, but the words never burn into the people who hear them. "It's about ideas, it's about the future," he told the crowd, neglecting to offer up those specific ideas about the future. "It's about character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: INSIDE THE RACE: THE SECRET TEST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | 2/26/1996 | See Source »

ANYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN RINGSIDE knows that boxing is a blood sport. When the going gets rough, it's not unusual for the referee, the cornermen and even the first few rows of spectators to find themselves covered with a bloody spray. That's always been part of boxing's primal appeal. But what if the blood that flows so freely in the ring contains the virus that causes AIDS? That was the issue on everyone's mind last week when heavyweight fighter Tommy Morrison confirmed, just three weeks after Magic Johnson's triumphant return to basketball, that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BLOOD, SWEAT AND FEARS | 2/26/1996 | See Source »

Although officials have not yet identified the cause, Deputy Fire Chief John J. Gelinas said pepper spray or mace may have been sprayed into the school's ventilation system. Gelinas said that a student or students might have been the perpetrators...

Author: By Andrew S. Chang, | Title: High School Closed by Gas | 1/8/1996 | See Source »

Gelinas said the fire department tested the buildings for hazardous gases such as carbon monoxide and natural gas but detected none. Pepper spray and mace are not considered hazardous gases, however, so the tests did not rule out those possibilities...

Author: By Andrew S. Chang, | Title: High School Closed by Gas | 1/8/1996 | See Source »

...wanted a baby more than anything," says Milani. During her teen years, Evans marked her calendar with the notation "IC" to remind herself of the most fertile days to have intercourse; meanwhile, her detractors spray painted DEBBIE IS A SLUT on the sidewalk outside the church she attended. Although Evans' father embraced Samantha, who is white, as his granddaughter, he disowned Evans after she gave birth to Joshua. Last week, as Sam grieved publicly, telling reporters, "I was concerned that her rebellion would cost her life," friends of Evans' fumed that Sam was a "prejudiced pig." Meanwhile, the three suspects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RIPPED FROM THE WOMB | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

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