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Friendship is thrust upon Melvin, and he doesn't quite know what to do with it. When Simon is beat up in his apartment and Melvin winds up caring for his dog (the very one he tried to dump earlier), Melvin develops an attachment to the animal that sets the stage for actual interaction with humans. Similarly, he becomes so dependent on the daily routine of Carol's service that, when she takes time off to care for her asthmatic son, he is virtually forced to involve himself in her life and set things right again. In the process...

Author: By Erwin R. Rosinberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

...from photographs of the Old West, which Pathfinder's greatly resemble, no-man's-land has always been America's fallback version of paradise--if not Eden, at least a new proving ground. So those Martian postcards may show nothing in particular, but for the imagination operating in forward thrust they are plausible glimpses of heaven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Images '97 | 12/22/1997 | See Source »

WASHINGTON: Nobody likes a tell-tale. That?s the basic thrust of a letter sent by Secret Service Director Lewis Merletti to 3,200 of his current and 500 of his former agents. In the wake of one of their number ratting on President Kennedy?s memory for the sake of Seymour Hersh, Merletti reminds his men, an agent?s determination to keep confidences ?should continue forever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Not-So-Secret Service | 12/18/1997 | See Source »

Barking Back at Bill It's antitrust thrust and parry as Justice fires off another contempt request. But behind the front lines, state A-Gs may be massing on their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Front Page | 12/17/1997 | See Source »

Barking Back at Bill It's anti-trust thrust and parry as Justice fires off another contempt request. But behind the front lines, state AGs may be massing on their own. Full Story Take our Microsoft poll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Front Page | 12/16/1997 | See Source »

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