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Still, DNA printing is not yet automatically acceptable in court as evidence. Judges now rule on its admissibility on a case-by-case basis. But the methodology, which has long been used in biological research, is expected to survive legal challenges, and the FBI is moving rapidly to adopt the technique...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Convicted by Their Genes | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...virulence of the nationalist outbursts prompted authorities in Belgrade to put civil-defense units on a state of alert. More ominously, Yugoslav President Raif Dizdarevic warned on national television that further unrest could force him to adopt "extraordinary conditions," a euphemism, presumably, for emergency police powers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Communism O Nationalism! | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

...Adopt a plan to eliminate the federal budget deficit. The candidates' failure to face up to the budget issue destroys the credibility of their suggestions for improving competitiveness. Without this essential first step, no other remedies will work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Issues Trade: Getting Back into the Game | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

...Harvard applauds the efforts of various parties to "work around" this rule. Offering free subscriptions, providing containers at the dorms, or adding more garbage cans are positive measures toward avoiding the negative consequences of this ruling. We look forward, however, to a day when the Harvard administration will adopt rules that help students, not impose barriers that must be creatively surpassed. The burden for solving this problem now rests on the freshmen themselves. The freshman class must stand up for themselves--they must register complaints in all forms: direct person contact, phone calls, and letters to the Freshman Dean...

Author: By Ted Constan, | Title: Trashing Liberty | 10/6/1988 | See Source »

Although Du Pont has no company-wide policy of adjustable hours, all units are welcome to adopt them. The only two conditions: work must come first, and there cannot be any added cost to the company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Family Ties: Do-It-Yourself Scheduling | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

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