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So naturally, the public is far from content. In part the problem lies with the failure of the profession and the government to police medicine adequately, since the stakes could not be higher. If a stockbroker is incompetent, his client may lose his savings; if a doctor is negligent, his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Sick and Tired | 7/31/1989 | See Source »

House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) added, "The people who pose as the most vigilant supporters of flag protection...seem more interested in adding political graffiti to the Constitution than in protecting the physical integrity of the American flag."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Panel Passes Flag Protection Bill | 7/28/1989 | See Source »

Big bucks. Heaps of hypocrisy. Influence peddling by prominent Republicans. The unfolding scandal at the Department of Housing and Urban Development is the kind of story that guarantees front-page play. It is also the kind of story that could guarantee brilliant future careers, perhaps even Pulitzer Prizes, for enterprising...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Where Were the Media on HUD? | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

Entering the homestretch of its current term, the U.S. Supreme Court quickened its pace last week by issuing 23 decisions. In addition to its landmark judgment protecting flag burning as a form of free expression, the high bench announced a series of other important rulings in the areas of free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Dial-A-porn, Find-a-Lawyer | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

The breathtaking lie is manipulated by officials with the doggedness of Orwell's Ministry of Truth. A long-haired man is marched before Chinese television cameras, looking dejected. Viewers have just been told that two vigilant women in Dalian, east of Beijing, spotted the errant man buying cigarettes and informed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Deng's Big Lie | 6/26/1989 | See Source »

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