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Even on the field of love, Romano lacks solemnity. In the sequence in which he begins to woo Anna, he tells a hilarious cock-and-bull story about his life. Anna asks him how he injured his leg. "Have you heard of Vesuvius?" he asks her. She has indeed heard of the volcano and knows it erupted several centuries before, so Romano changes his story to "My ancestors were from Pompeii...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: The Eyes Have It | 11/6/1987 | See Source »

...This Issue: Jessica A. Dorman '88 Night Editors: Julie L. Belcove '89 Martha A. Bridegam '89 Ross G. Forman '90 Shari Rudavsky '88 Sports Editor: Geoffrey H. Simon '88 Editorial Editor: Michael D. Nolan '88 Photo Editor: Jochen Kumm '89 Feature Editor: Jimothy H. Schwartz '88 Business Editor: Tai Woo...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editor For This Issue: | 10/17/1987 | See Source »

...Jung: "It became evident that we could not reach an agreement on a single candidate." While party mediators scrambled to bring the Kims together again, both men seemed bent on pursuing their own paths. Unless one gives way, they will divide the opposition vote against Roh Tae Woo, head of the ruling Democratic Justice Party and the designated successor of South Korea's autocratic President, Chun Doo Hwan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea: Kim Out, Kim Out, Whoever You Are | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said Tuesday that the administration had launched a new drive to woo votes. Bork has been meeting with individual senators and Reagan will be lobbying senators in person and on the telephone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bork is 'Licked' in Senate, Says Cranston | 10/1/1987 | See Source »

...amid all the fanfare normally reserved for a summit between rival heads of state. On one side stood Roh Tae Woo, head of South Korea's ruling Democratic Justice Party, with a smile seemingly frozen on his face. Beaming just as hard and warmly clasping Roh's hand was Opposition Leader Kim Young Sam. After an extended burst of camera clicking, the longtime antagonists sat down in the National Assembly's VIP restaurant to discuss the business at hand: a proposed amendment to the country's constitution. When they rose from their first substantial meeting nearly three hours later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Korea Two Steps Forward, One Back | 9/14/1987 | See Source »

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