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The following day, with Terry in stable condition, the Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the attack. Its grievance was no mystery. Terry had been governor of Gibraltar in 1988 when three I.R.A. guerrillas were shot and killed there in an ambush that was staged by British agents. The I.R.A...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism: Taking Revenge | 10/1/1990 | See Source »

To some, the case of Patricia Jones is a textbook study of medical malpractice. After all, how could any competent physician or nurse allow a woman with the symptoms of a life-threatening condition to wait for three hours? Lawyers across the city tripped over one another to file suit...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Who Killed Mrs. Jones? | 9/27/1990 | See Source »

The degree of many banks' distress depends on the condition of their regional economies. Texas banks, many of which collapsed with oil prices in the mid-1980s, are relatively healthy now. Says Bernard Weinstein, an economist for the University of North Texas: "The banking industry nationwide is in trouble, but...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking The Bank: FDIC is low on cash and may need a bailout | 9/24/1990 | See Source »

Although women's groups have announced their opposition to Souter for his refusal to answer specific questions about abortion rights, the unassuming, reclusive New Englander seems to have disarmed most of his committee foes. In a baritone voice, the strength of which belies his slight physique and reticent demeanor, Souter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: David Souter; Supreme Confidence | 9/24/1990 | See Source »

Another strange twist on this ceremony of exculsivity is Princeton's grafting onto it the American love of equality. The university's egalitarian addition to the ancient ritual of selection and rejection is the condition that everyone who bickers must be offered a bid by at least one club. Princeton...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Ceremonies of Exclusivity, Timeless Literary Questions | 9/21/1990 | See Source »

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