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Word: telling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Like I did, in a few months you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful class. This is not my beautiful college." And, you may say to yourself, "My God! What have I done...

Author: By Rob Greenstein, | Title: Cope With the Egos | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

...crew. As best as I can tell, this so-called "sport" has four basic components...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Suck the Marrow Out | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

...popular belief, the term "proctor" does not derive from the Greek proktos, meaning anus. Instead, it comes from the Middle English procutour, meaning "one who holds meetings until at least half of those present fall asleep." Our proctor--and this is not a joke--once took 15 minutes to tell us not to throw oranges out of our windows at passing administrators...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Suck the Marrow Out | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

...remember all kinds of people, not just Republicans -- Democrats, friends, others -- that would talk to me about a UDAG. The first thing I'd tell them is, "Look, these are decided on a formula basis. I can't guarantee how it's going to come out." However, because of the mod-rehab program's discretionary nature, there was a possibility of someone personally influencing a decision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Silent Sam Speaks Up | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

...former National Security Adviser John Poindexter accomplish what Oliver North could not: force Ronald Reagan or George Bush into a courtroom grilling about the Iran-contra scandal? Last week Poindexter's lawyer, Frederick Robinson, insisted that Reagan had ordered the admiral to tell Congress that the NSC staff was not violating restrictions on U.S. aid to the contras at a time when, in fact, it was. He also contended that Poindexter had briefed Bush about each White House meeting on Iran-contra that the then Vice President had missed. If so, Bush's knowledge might be far more extensive than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran-Contra: Poindexter and The Presidents | 9/18/1989 | See Source »

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