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Although Speaker Newt Gingrich doesn't smoke, his press secretary Tony Blankley's cigarette habit is such that Blankley has been known to light up using the tiny flames under chafing dishes at early-morning press breakfasts. For Blankley, the relaxed smoking rules signify not a smelly sort of revenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HILL IS RETAKEN BY SMOKERS | 8/21/1995 | See Source »

Having accomplished that goal, Clinton has wandered. "Since his election," says DLC president Al From, "the President's campaign agenda hasn't been his first priority." A repeat of that performance is what many centrist boosters worry about most. Clinton's latest moves to the center, like his recent balanced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CLINTON'S TROOPS TURN AWAY | 7/10/1995 | See Source »

Immediate, steep cuts could signify the end ofmajor projects, Casey says.

Author: By Jeffrey N. Gell, | Title: Scientists Scramble To Keep Funding | 3/10/1995 | See Source »

The Clinton Administration last week sent three ships with 2,000 U.S. Marines to the Adriatic Sea off the Balkan coast to provide support for NATO. The Pentagon was quick to point out that the action was a precaution and did not signify U.S. involvement in the conflict, much less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater of the Absurd | 12/5/1994 | See Source »

But still some of us wondered: how much could we ignore the implications embedded within such word-choices as, for instance, the use of "man" to signify the entire human race, or the pervasiveness of words derogatory to women, "bitch" or "slut," that have no male equivalent?

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lat, McGuire Insensitive to Women | 12/3/1994 | See Source »

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