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...refugees are indeed entitled to political asylum, and cite evidence of those returned being beaten and tortured in Haitian prisons. As Father Gérard Jean-Juste, a Haitian exile leader, puts it, "There's a song being sung in Haiti now: 'The teeth of the sharks are sweeter than Duvalier's hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Florida: Trouble in Paradise | 11/23/1981 | See Source »

...Ronald Reagan's vision of a regenerated America could be painted, there is no question about which artist would best execute the commission: the late Norman Rockwell. The President's dreams for the future seem almost wholly derived from a sweeter, simpler, stout-hearted past. During his televised plea for a second wave of budget cuts last month, he seemed eager to finish with the drab statistics and demands for sacrifice, and get to the part where his idealism could shine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Vision of Voluntarism | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

...keeping Cadet receivers and running backs in bounds and the clock running. Harvard finally stopped Army for good on fourth and six at the 25. A little close for comfort, perhaps, but in the end it made victory all the sweeter...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: This is Next Year for Cadet Squad; Army Has 15-10 Upset to Remember | 10/3/1981 | See Source »

...They're much sweeter than last year's peaches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Summer's End: Goodbye, Local Peaches | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

...seems, decided on a fair and just competition. Each bird would fly upward as far as it could, and at that level where its lungs burst and it could fly no higher, it would hear the song it was destined to sing forever. The higher the level, the sweeter or more powerful the song. This was an ingenious idea, even for God, and he was, Parents points out, "kind of proud of himself, in a Great Spirit sort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Maine: Storytellers Cast Their Ancient Spell | 8/3/1981 | See Source »

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