Word: 1990s
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...early 1990s, the Institute advised the Russian government on its transition to a capitalist economy. Economics Professor Andre Shleifer '82 oversaw the project, which was paid for by a $57 million grant from...
...cancer? It may be none of the above, but according to a study released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control, something is turning '90s college-age adults into smokers at a higher rate than their '80s counterparts. Despite success in some population groups, adult smoking rates in the 1990s have remained essentially static, thanks to large numbers of 18-to-24-year-olds who are picking up the habit. Between 1965 and 1990, the percentage of Americans who smoked plummeted from 44 percent to 24.7 percent, a drop the CDC likes to cite as "one of the 10 most...
...many years, but especially during the 1990s, as gays have won more power, Falwell has used language harshly to frighten millions of dollars from donors. Last weekend Falwell apologized for such statements. The occasion for Falwell's soul searching was an unprecedented meeting between 200 of Falwell's supporters and 200 gay people of faith. Falwell agreed to break bread with them after several talks with the Rev. Mel White, a 60-year-old gay activist who runs Soulforce, an ecumenical gay group. White and Falwell used to be pals; White, a former filmmaker and writer for conservative causes, ghostwrote...
...were investigating a fraudulent scheme that left First National insolvent and forced bank regulators to take it over on Sept. 1. The bank's losses are expected to cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation some $800 million--the largest loss since the savings-and-loan crisis of the early 1990s...
TIME: Does it seem as though Bradley is looking to refight some of the battles that were fought in your party in the early 1990s...