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...rich and the picture of Jones as a lovesick puppy hoping to catch Clinton's eye. How will Jones counter that image? She and her handlers scheduled an interview with TIME last week, then canceled it. She may find another forum in which to repeat her tale of woe, or she may wait for her day in court. That could be coming sooner than anyone thought possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAULA, WE HARDLY KNEW YOU | 7/14/1997 | See Source »

...WORKING WOE A study of female lawyers finds that working 45 or more hours a week can triple the odds of having a miscarriage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jun. 16, 1997 | 6/16/1997 | See Source »

...Bill Cosby's) and received a qualified go-ahead: "It's like defending the man who allegedly shot Santa Claus' son. Particularly if Santa Claus is sitting in court every day only a few feet away from the jury box." Lindner says the word around town from Cosby is "woe unto anyone who tries to profit from my son's death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN THE FACE OF DEATH | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

Like an unpredicted glimmer of midwinter sunshine, cheerfulness keeps breaking into this tale of Celtic woe. McCourt's set piece accounts of his First Communion and his adventures as a post-office messenger, for example, are riotously funny. Plus Angela's Ashes has a cheerful ending. At 19, Frank leaves home for America, where jobs now are easier to find. Good cess to the luck that brought him through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: RELIVING HIS BAD EIRE DAYS | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

Nifty Souvenir: All tourists must purchase the ubiquitous key chain, whether it is the one with your name underneath the picture of Mickey or the leather cut-out of Mickey standing next to your first initial. Woe is the unlucky soul who has the "unique" name (meaning one impossible to find on a key chain or other such souvenir accessory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: L.A. on a Student's Budget | 8/6/1996 | See Source »

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