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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...game, and with this year's new twist...

Author: By Abigail N. Sosland, | Title: Christmas Shopping From A to Z | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

OLIVER & COMPANY. Dickens with a twist: the sprightly tale of an orphan cat named Oliver, a gang of raffish dogs and a pampered poodle with Bette Midler's voice. A jaunty love song to New York City, and the best Disney cartoon feature since Walt died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critic's Choice: Dec. 12, 1988 | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...package deal seemed near closure, Tower's stock fell again with reports that he was on retainer to five defense contractors and rumors about his past womanizing and drinking. Conservatives complained that Bush was letting their man twist slowly in the wind. But the President-elect insisted that "nothing is going to shake my view" that Tower should go to the Pentagon. Bush's vice-presidential chief of staff, Craig Fuller, was even more unequivocal: "I know of absolutely no information that has come to us privately or through the press that would in any way disqualify Senator Tower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Tower's Hesitation Blues | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...Soviet leader will address the United Nations, tour a capitalist pleasure dome, then fly to Castro' s Cuba. -- Here' s how high- tech weapons like the Stealth bomber and SDI could make the world less stable. -- Why Bush lets ; Tower twist slowly in the wind. -- The Democrats wrestle with their Jackson problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents PageVol. 132 No. 24 DECEMBER 12, 1988 | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

This is a strange twist. It appears that only those who say what the union wants to hear will be allowed a voice. Staff members who voted against the union in May did so because they were convinced that a union was not the answer. NLRB certification of HUCTW has been a difficult pill to swallow but, despite this disappointment, many of the "No" voters have expressed a willingness to become involved in the process of creating a strong and worthwhile union, one which will accomplish good things for all who are to be represented...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Responsive? | 12/8/1988 | See Source »

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