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ROBERT BORK WON'T get a second shot at the Supreme Court, but his nomination did not die in vain. His 1987 rejection by the Senate taught President Bush & Co. an important political lesson, and they now appear to have established some ground rules for getting Supreme Court nominees confirmed...
...this silly movie's surprise success. The idea of having but one life to lead has always been a bummer, but never more than it is for today's health-conscious audience. Movies like this one (and Ghost) suggest that working out and eating right are not in vain. If they can't assure immortality, they may at least keep you fit for the second go-around...
...most fractious moment in U.S.-Israeli relations since Ronald Reagan tried in vain to stop Israel's advance on Beirut in 1982. Bush's decision to abandon quiet diplomacy and publicly flag his determination to push the Shamir government toward a peaceful resolution of its conflict with its Arab neighbors left Israel stunned -- but largely unrepentant. After days of bellicose statements from Shamir hinting that he would rather see the peace conference founder than withdraw his request for loan guarantees, Israel offered one carrot. "Israel is not seeking a confrontation with the U.S., its ally," said Foreign Minister David Levy...
...thought I was gone, until a man broke the lock off," says Letha Terry, one of the survivors. Twenty-five of Terry's fellow employees were not so lucky. Their bodies were found clustered around the blocked doorways or trapped in the freezer, where the workers had fled in vain from the fire's heat and smoke...
...rapidly changing international scene. His latest mistake: publicly concluding that Gennadi Yanayev and his co- conspirators were "the men in charge" and calling sanctions "premature." This follows Mitterrand's efforts to broker a peace plan just hours before the deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, and his vain / attempt to halt German unification...