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...STRATEGY may have seemed politically safe back in January. Opinion polls reflected deep public divisions over the war, and peace protests were growing steadily. Moreover, most Democrats kept their options open by insisting they would support an eventual war, but not an immediate one. Force was justified, but not wise, others declared...

Author: By Mark J. Sneider, | Title: The War Will Hurt the Democrats | 2/20/1991 | See Source »

...handful of Congressmen and Senators have been anxious about attending this week's State of the Union address because they are worried about the possibility of a terrorist attack. Capitol Hill will be heavily policed when the President appears, but the legislators wondered whether it was wise to assemble such a tempting target for Saddam Hussein. They considered asking Bush to send out copies of the address instead, but abandoned the idea because such a cancellation would hand the Iraqis a huge propaganda victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should We Be Meeting Like This? | 2/4/1991 | See Source »

Heading the list are starters Ray Marshall (center) and Vince Curran (forward), both 6'7". They are joined at that lofty Ivy height by forwards Mike Milobsky and Sean Dineen, who lead a deep Quaker bench. Sophomore center Andy Wise stands above them...

Author: By Josie Karp, | Title: M. Cagers 'On' For #23 Tigers | 2/1/1991 | See Source »

WELL, by now, girl, you know it isn't true. Milli Vanilli never sang a note. And allegedly "ghetto-raised" Vanilla Ice is about as street tough as a cream puff. Instead of the street-wise rapper he purports to be, "Ice" is actually the product of a white middle class Dallas suburb, according to Time. His real name: Robert Van Winkle...

Author: By Marc E. Warner, | Title: Lies, Lies Baby | 1/7/1991 | See Source »

...risky business. The latest word follows that depressing pattern: researchers announced that the chances of developing colon cancer appear to rise almost in direct proportion to the amount of red meat and animal fat that people consume. That left fearful Americans grappling with the question: Is it wise to eat any red meat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Red Alert on Red Meat | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

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