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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...years." Every so often, however, the rigors of perfection and the sting of memory give her pause. Backstage, as she waited before her long program last month, Kwan turned to her coach and asked, "Do you think people know what it's like to compete like this? How much tension and stress there is right now?" Before Carroll could respond, Kwan reverted to form. She declared, "But, you know, I like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nagano 1998: Figure Skating: Michelle Kwan: Amazing Grace | 2/9/1998 | See Source »

...News Rating: [Three Khomeinis] Crisis in the White House is a little vague--there could be a war, a terrorist, or somebody may have forgotten to take Buddy for a walk. But the tight White House shot effectively evokes tension; ABC News' theme music--do do dodo--feels a little tired. Paging Danny Elfman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 2, 1998 | 2/2/1998 | See Source »

What Jefferson understood, Sandel argued, was the feelings of apprehension and powerlessness that went along with building the greatest economy in the history of the world. It is a tension that Clinton is giving more thought to since last fall, when he suffered the biggest defeat of his second term: Congress's refusal to give him the "fast track" authority he sought to negotiate more NAFTA-like trade deals. Former White House aide Bill Galston, who attended the dinner, says Clinton is convinced the defeat was not a failure of tactics or the work of interest groups but rather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton's Last Campaign | 1/26/1998 | See Source »

...then politics turned into a rich man's game, played out in White House bedrooms and over $100,000 plates of chicken cordon bleu. Anyone seeking angst and tension--as well as grit and struggle and nobility of spirit--was obliged to turn to sports. And turn we did, with our hearts and souls. In the town of Green Bay, it is now not only possible but unremarkable to be buried in a green-and-gold casket, if not in an entire Packers uniform. Philadelphia has had to build a courtroom into Vets Stadium to deal with fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hey--You With The Cheese On Your Head | 1/26/1998 | See Source »

...Harvard is just such a community."FACE-OFF: Dean of Students Archie C.Epps III meets with student protestors during the1969 occupation of University Hall. The protestssparked further tension between The Crimson andthe University...

Author: By Michael Ryan, EDITED BY THE CRIMSON STAFF | Title: The First 100 Years | 1/24/1998 | See Source »

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