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...midstream, preparing to strip it to the bone. Leading the attack, of course, is the Antichrist. Making horrible little humming and clucking noises, he rips through my story, eyebrows galloping wildly across the unnatural expanse of his forehead. Each mark he makes is a slap in the face, a stain on my honor...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: A Section in Hell | 3/18/1986 | See Source »

These are noble sentiments, but the taint of yuppiedom does stain initiatives like Harvard's fund or the Brown consortium described in one article. Suddenly a group of extraordinarily wealthy institutions announces that public service is once again a priority and in good yuppie style they proceed to set up computer banks, hire a professional staff and allocate a large budget...

Author: By Deborah J. Franklin, | Title: An Antidote to Yuppiedom? | 12/2/1985 | See Source »

...were not freed, McFarlane warned, Berri would be held personally responsible. Said a White House official: "The thrust of our diplomatic effort became to convince Berri that he had a problem, not us." At his press conference a day later, Reagan drove home the point. The hijacking was a "stain on Lebanon," he said, and "we hold (its leaders) accountable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prime-Time Terrorism | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

...stain the stiff dishonoured shroud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Singing Within the Bloody Wood | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

...suspicious package inside. Police evacuated 8,000 people, but before the bomb could be defused, it exploded, killing a policeman. Later in the day, an ETA gunman fatally shot a naval petty officer in the Basque city of Bilbao. Declared Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez: "Some people are determined to stain a day of festivities with blood and mourning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spain: A Day of Blood and Mourning | 6/24/1985 | See Source »

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