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...time , came for a vote last week, the Sejm, lobbied by Solidarity veterans and former communists, postponed a decision. Instead, the lower house opted for a nonbinding resolution calling on the government to ban private abortions and decrying the country's high abortion rate. With a vote unlikely till after his visit, John Paul will have to settle for another gift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland: An Abortion Bill Aborts | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

...north of Erbil, commander in chief Barzani was granting confident interviews from his luxurious new headquarters -- the concrete villa of Saddam Hussein in the hill town of Salahuddin. "We realize that an independent Kurdistan is out of the question," he told TIME. "All we want is the right to till our land in peace, the right to local government, the right to speak our language and have it taught in our schools." The rebel leader's bodyguard lounged around in the pink-and-beige interior, staring out through floor-to-ceiling windows at the snowy mountains glowing pink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: Defeat And Flight | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

...there is no greater place for those with the "shop till you drop" attitude than Kittery, a town that is nothing less than the Mecca of factory outlets. In an utterly disgusting display of commercialism and poor community planning, more than 14 malls dot a three-mile section of Route...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Life in the Slow Lane | 3/5/1991 | See Source »

Worst Thing About Feeling Good Two touchie-kissie-sweetie movies, Ghost and Pretty Woman, won worldwide success. Audiences who had tired of muscling in on the macho antics of Arnold and Sly instead cozied up to a couple of lame femme fantasies with morals no more profound than Shop Till You Drop (Pretty Woman) and Kiss the Corpse (Ghost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Most of Show Business | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

...single movie. He asks and gets twice that price, and the moguls know it is a fair deal. He will show up on time, throw his beautifully beveled body into every scene, take direction conscientiously -- and when it comes time to promote the picture, press the flesh till fingers go numb. "Arnold loves being a movie star," says Ivan Reitman, his director on Twins and Kindergarten Cop. "He approaches the role with great gusto and charm. He is a throwback to the classic movie stars of the '40s, who were proud of their profession. If you're going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box-Office Brawn | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

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