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Reading poems and telling droll tales, Amichai discussed Jews, war, Jerusalem, love, family and history.

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: Amichai Speaks at Hillel | 11/8/1991 | See Source »

Edwards, like Duke, has an image problem rooted in his own troubled past. Though his womanizing, high-rolling ways may endear him to many voters in a state that has always loved a good rascal, even Louisianians have a limited tolerance for corruption these days. During his previous term as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elections: The Duke of Louisiana | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

The lives of Logan County's miners rest in the hands of four dozen state and federal inspectors who police the county's 157 mines. Many of the inspectors are no doubt honest, but corruption runs as deep as the seams of coal. Four years ago, the Labor Department launched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Labor The Curse of Coal | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

Cautionary tales abound of lottery winners whose bad investments lead them to bankruptcy, but most of America's luckiest people seem to keep their feet on the ground. The fact that they are paid in 20 annual taxable installments helps. (Annual payments also mean a much lower outlay by the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life At The End of the Rainbow | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

For a people who pride themselves over three millenniums of civilization, the Chinese have perfected the art of forgetting. Mao Zedong once said he wanted the Chinese people to be a blank sheet of paper on which he could write anything he pleased. Throughout history, the Chinese have often obliged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Art Of Memory | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

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