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...have any hope of passage. And unawed as he is by Bush, Johnston fairly reflects the mood of Congress. "Bush should consider the possibility that ((we will)) keep his promises for him," says New York Democrat Pat Moynihan, reportedly among those supporting Mitchell for majority leader. "And that would destroy his presidency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress Has Lips Too | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

Maybe the ballplayers of today cannot take the criticism, but Steinbrenner should realize that his tirades do not work. They may have united the Yankees of the late 70's, but they only destroy and bury the Yankees of today...

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: George Steinbrenner, You're No Lou Gehrig | 11/18/1988 | See Source »

...latest manifestation of an epidemic of viruses that has struck the U.S. in the past year. Similar to its biological counterpart, an electronic virus is a program that copies itself by taking control of a computer's internal machinery. Unlike more malicious versions, the new virus did not destroy data stored in computers, but it did disrupt the work of tens of thousands of researchers hooked into Arpanet. It also penetrated unclassified branches of a second, more secure network called Milnet, which is used by military researchers. Said a Government computer expert: "The kid simply put us out of action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: The Kid Put Us Out of Action | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

Unlike almost any other virus written, the Cornell virus was not designed to destroy files, steal or change data, play pranks on the users, or even allow its creator to gain illegal access to the infected networks--its sole purpose was to spread itself to every machine it found...

Author: By Gregory R. Galperin, | Title: Computer `Virus' Infects Nation With Built-In Wile | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

...system operators first disconnected theirinfected machines from the Internet and tried tolocate the virus to destroy it. However, afterthey had successfully cured one of their machines,the virus would reinfect it from other computerswithin the same institution, using differenttechniques...

Author: By Gregory R. Galperin, | Title: Computer Expert: Virus Not Just a Simple Prank | 11/8/1988 | See Source »

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