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...himself--thought that he would ever have another shot at the White House. He had failed twice. The 1988 election sent him into the darkest period of his political career. Then came a bout with prostate cancer-an old man's disease and a reminder that not even the superman who took Nazi fire would live forever. Meanwhile, there was the incessant yapping that he had to endure from combative young pups in his own party, who saw Dole as an artifact of that embarrassing era when Republicans had been willing to compromise principle in order to govern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LOTS MORE MR. NICE GUY | 3/13/1995 | See Source »

...have no misconception that I'm a superman," Carnesale said. "My intention and expectation are to be looking for and acquiring help and assistance...

Author: By Nan Zheng, | Title: Day Two: Carnesale Attends Ivy Meeting | 11/30/1994 | See Source »

Shaquille O'Neal, the basketball center/rapper/Pepsi spokesman/owner of a tattoo with a superman logo, has really outdone himself this time. I mean, really outdone himself...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: What The Shaq? | 11/9/1994 | See Source »

Singers like Levine's spacious pace. Ekkehard Wlaschiha, the excellent Alberich, says that "to sing this music fast, you have to be Superman. Levine fulfills the tempi and he gives you time to phrase -- you can better form a musical arch." Adds Manfred Jung, a properly servile Mime: "It's no secret that the orchestra plays more quietly if the beat is not fast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: Gods and Gold | 8/15/1994 | See Source »

Jack Ryan is back, he's mad and he's fighting singly-handedly for truth, justice and the American Way. In essence, he's Superman in a suit and tie. In the new high-budget, espionage thriller of the summer, "Clear and Present Danger," Harrison Ford plays his former role of Jack Ryan with the honesty and uprightness we would expect...

Author: By G. WILLIAM Winborn, | Title: RYAN IS CLEARLY... ...BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN | 8/5/1994 | See Source »

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