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What I marvel at, what gives me such hope, is that this man could overcome depression, self-doubt and the constraints of biography and not only act decisively but retain his humanity. Like a figure from the Old Testament, he wandered the earth, making mistakes, loving his family but causing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What I See in Lincoln's Eyes | 6/26/2005 | See Source »

The move followed publication of an official study concluding that slower speeds would do little to cut fuel consumption or air pollution. The latter point was especially sensitive. More than half of West Germany's forests are diseased or dying, largely be cause of poisonous emissions from factories and motor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Notes: Dec. 2, 1985 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

She was just a wide-eyed ten-year-old Maine schoolgirl when she sent a letter in 1982 to then Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov, asking that the superpowers work toward a more peaceful world. After Andropov responded by inviting her to visit the Soviet Union, Samantha Smith became America's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 13, 1986 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

Sister Geraldine and Sister Mary Paul are doing the kind of work most people admire but would not do. Loving and doing for someone and not being loved or thanked in return is not a lifetime occupation many would choose. Yet I suspect the good sisters have found more satisfaction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 20, 1986 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

Other differences abound. The church vehemently opposes all abortions; Curran argues that they might be justifiable in extreme cases. Rome rejects sterilization on any grounds; Curran does not. The Vatican insists that "every genital act must be within the framework of marriage"; Curran thinks that premarital sex is acceptable under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Curran on the Carpet | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

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