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Tower: I'm damn glad you're sticking behind me, George. A while ago, I almost believed those press reports that you didn't think I had the discipline to manage Pentagon reform after I rammed Ron's defense buildup through the Senate. You know, George, if the stink about my seeing that Russian woman down in Houston taught me anything, it's that sometimes it's better to have a little restraint, even if it means turning down a piece...

Author: By Neil A. Cooper, | Title: Towerscam | 2/14/1989 | See Source »

...decision until someone with strong management credentials could be found to serve as Tower's deputy. But as reports circulated that Tower had been a paid consultant for several weapons makers and had a reputation for drinking, the drawn-out negotiations became embarrassing. "This thing is beginning to stink," admitted a Bush aide. Nearly all the signals indicated that Bush would eventually stand by his fellow Texan. Nevertheless, the hesitation revealed how uneasy the President-elect, his aides and most of official Washington have come to feel about Tower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Tower's Hesitation Blues | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...there is no great mess. Charisma does not stink. The odors left by Iran-Contra, Pentagon scandals and other Reagan-era problems are mild--sour milk, not rubbish...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: How Not to Attract Black Voters | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

...Manhattan flat and makes friends with a nice guy named Mike (Matthew Modine). He's an FBI agent on a Mob detail, but what does this vulnerable widow know? As the camera tiptoes closer, Angela pours out her valentine-on-velvet heart. Tony this, Frank that, life sure does stink. And at the precise intersection of streetwise agony and Method acting -- the very moment at which an actress is expected to secure her Oscar nomination -- Michelle Pfeiffer crosses her eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Mafia Princess, Dream Queen MARRIED TO THE MOB | 8/22/1988 | See Source »

...nuclear deterrence, ideology yields to four decades of reality in U. S.- Soviet relations. -- The lonely life of a twelve- year- old refusenik. -- Noriega thumbs his nose at the U. S. again while American officials wrangle over who is to blame for a backfiring bungle. -- The cross- border big stink about the polluted Pigeon River...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

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