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...that seems to have changed. In less than three weeks, the next mayor of the city will be chosen at the polls...and New Yorkers yawn...

Author: By Rustin C. Silverstein, | Title: Snoozing Through the Circus | 10/23/1997 | See Source »

...still morning in America as far as the economy is concerned, meaning that the Federal Reserve has once again (yawn) declined to raise interest rates. The usual suspects are responsible ? a surging economy, low inflation and a moderate income growth in individual incomes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interest Rates Hold Steady | 9/30/1997 | See Source »

...Which is all something of a yawn ? except that on Nov. 20, Reno can enlarge the preliminary investigation of O'Leary into a large-scale shakedown of Democratic abuses. This would allow Republicans to hear the magic words "independent counsel" ? all the while keeping O'Leary as the probe's nominal target. That, as TIME's Washington correspondent Michael Weisskopf points out, would be the attorney general's perfect compromise: mollifying opponents of the Clinton-Gore machine without giving her White House bosses a pair of black eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reno Inches Closer to Counsel | 9/19/1997 | See Source »

...senior leaving the Memorial Church mimed a yawn to review Rudenstine's speech, but the president seemed to have impressed parents, who listened to a broadcast of the service in Tercentenerary Theatre...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Rev. Gomes Leads Baccalaureate Service | 6/4/1997 | See Source »

Indigo Girls have been so good for so long--they were formed in 1983--it's easy to yawn when they come out with yet another solid album. It's sort of like Michael Jordan scoring 30 points: unless he scores 50, is it really news? Still, Indigo Girls' pleasant new album, the Shaming of the Sun (Epic), represents a noteworthy step in the evolution of the pair, singer/songwriter/guitarists Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. The Girls, who are both gay (but not a couple), became more open about their sexuality a few years ago, and on Sun their music seems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: JONI MITCHELL'S DAUGHTERS | 5/12/1997 | See Source »

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