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...transition. Chalk it up to Clinton's honeymoon period, that halcyon interlude when disorder masquerades under the name of guile. But as long as there is no punishment for the natural human urge to share a secret by leaking, the Clinton selection process will continue to provide a new twist to the concept of open government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Worst-Kept Secrets | 12/21/1992 | See Source »

...plot revolves around the evangelistic antics of Rev. Jonas Nightengale (Steve Martin), his business manager Jane Larson (Debra Winger) and their touring revivalist ministry of gospel singers. By some cruel twist, they all get stranded in Rustwater, Kansas, an empty town in all senses of the word. The religious con-games of this fraudulent ministry are eventually pre-empted by the sheriff of the town, Will, who becomes Larson's love interest as the movie drags...

Author: By Aparajita Ramakrishnan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Look Before You Leap | 12/17/1992 | See Source »

Liberal Democrats used to bring up the issue of universal health care, dust it off and parade it in front of the American public every four years. But in a bizarre twist of the Paul Masson Doctrine, they never managed to sell the notion that all Americans deserve medical attention--regardless of ability to pay--to the public, even though its time had long since arrived...

Author: By Dante E.A. Ramos, | Title: No Health Care Before Its Time | 12/16/1992 | See Source »

...year ago, about the only people in Europe who had ever heard of Bill Clinton were former Oxford classmates. In contrast to the parliamentary democracies and their endless reshuffling of shopworn faces, America stands unique in its willingness to entrust power to outsiders. Hillary Clinton adds an unexpected twist -- a woman who has earned her place among the shapers of policy through merit as well as marriage. For Europeans, the choice seems clear: Would you rather read about the Clintons or the squabble over agricultural subsidies in the GATT negotiations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton and The Stones of Venice | 12/14/1992 | See Source »

Shakespeare's play describes the amorous intrigues of an Italian court. One-time enemies are brought around to marriage while the local misanthrope plots to prevent another union. Simple enough--but this is a version with a twist...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Southern Discomfort | 12/10/1992 | See Source »

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