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Acknowledging as much, the Democrats have repeatedly ducked or skirted major issues and problems and have been all but powerless to offer effective opposition to the Republican program. Part of their difficulty stems from the weakness, egotism, venality and sheer political cowardice rampant on Capitol Hill today. Much of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Federal Government: The Can't Do Government | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

But as a sign of the market's underlying strength, stocks held up in spite of a steep decline in the U.S. bond market and the weakness in foreign stock markets.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Feared Market Crash Turns Into Big Rally | 10/17/1989 | See Source »

"I want to emphasize the sometimes forgotten beauty of athletics," Johnston says. "A weakness of mine is that I'm not always as aggressive as I should be."

Author: By Hank Hudepohl, | Title: Leading the Women Booters With Class | 10/12/1989 | See Source »

There is a widespread assumption that the Khmer Rouge are gearing for a major offensive. Many analysts believe that the rebels will move fast to demonstrate the military weakness of the Hun Sen government. Only by inflicting a significant military defeat within the next couple of months can they forestall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Southeast Asia Will It Ever End? | 10/9/1989 | See Source »

The strength and weakness of this striking work is that it reads like a crime novel. But its protagonist, Jay Carsey, at age 47 really was president of Charles County Community College in Maryland. And on May 19, 1982, days before commencement, he really did withdraw $28,000 from the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: American Pie | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

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