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...start all over again once she stepped onto the national stage. "The Hillary problem," as some aides called it, reflected the perception of some voters that she combined the aura of the teacher's pet with the grimness of the first generation of women lawyers, afraid to crack a joke about a client for fear of being sent back to the typing pool. To some, her marriage looked like a merger. Former candidate Michael Dukakis only read about Swedish land- use planning in his spare time; the Clintons talk about similarly dense topics with friends over dinner in the huge...
...quarrel only with the inclusion of "Spacehopper," a jokey sex ditty which could profitably have been replaced by the title track or the haunting "A Crack in the Clouds." My Nation Underground (1988) was more of the same, although a little uneven. "Charlotte Anne" (say it fast) presents a sadder, gentler Julian, singing "The sound you bring is an antiquated thing/ So please don't look to me for guidance" over airy keyboards and a martial beat. The inclusion of the string-sodden "China Doll" is inexplicable...
...system is in worse shape than the government cares to admit. "Right after Election Day this year, they're going to hit us with a hundred banks . . . a $100 billion problem," he declared. The candidate was referring to a new regulation taking effect Dec. 19 that requires regulators to crack down on banks whose net worth, or capital, is less than 2% of assets. Regulators at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. quickly rebutted Perot's remarks, contending that only about 80 weak institutions (total assets: $30 billion) out of America's 12,000 banks will fall below the 2% level...
...nature can manage the universe on schedule and without a scratch, why not give it a crack at the deficit...
Knighton was 14 and living with his father when he began selling crack cocaine. A year later, he was stealing cars and running a $1,000-a-day drug operation. His life savings -- what he called his "bank account" -- was $30,000 worth of crack and a gold Cadillac. As the boy began making big money, he became a target himself. That inspired him to get his first gun. Weapons were so plentiful that he never had to buy one but simply borrowed from friends. Openly proud of the firearms he has used, Knighton smiles fondly as he recalls each...