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...dancers are judged on various aspects of technique such as arm, leg and hip motion, Goh said. Scoring is also based on figure accuracy, costume and presence...

Author: By Peggy S. Chen, | Title: Dancers Compete Today | 2/3/1996 | See Source »

...constituency that does not volunteer on campaigns, that does not care deeply about the issues involved in campaigns and that does not even bother to vote. The voice of America's youth can and must be heard --but it is going to take a shot in the arm to awaken younger voters from their apathetic coma. This year's election just may be that shot in the arm...

Author: By William D. Zerhouni, | Title: COLUMN RIGHT | 1/31/1996 | See Source »

...Thursday he summoned them to the Cannon building to offer his proposal. Dole had, in essence, taken 10 steps so the others could take five. It was the sort of leadership that earned him, in another venue, a chestful of medals and a withered right arm. Some freshmen could not believe their own House leader was deserting the cause. "There is not a need to cave," said an incredulous Todd Tiahrt, a freshman from Kansas. "All the issues we have been talking about for the past 12 months are still very important to us." But to others, Gingrich was simply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUDGET: THE INNER GAME | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

...problem is the Bosnian Serbs. They object to the notion that the U.S., by agreement a neutral party, would make any move to strengthen the Bosnian army. The U.S. fears Serb attacks on its troops if it uses them to arm and train the Bosnians. In fact, the Clinton Administration has pledged that U.S. troops will not play an active role in rearming the Bosnians. So how is Washington to achieve what it considers the necessary balance of power in the region? After months of fretting, the U.S. has come up with a plan. Senior officials told Time that some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOSNIA: GENERALS FOR HIRE | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

...arrests, the more frequent establishment of cross-agency task forces to target specific problems such as car theft or drug crime--all are now commonplace. "This decline in crime rates is more than a demographic phenomenon,'' says Jeremy Travis, director of the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the Justice Department. "Public policy can make a difference. Police can make a difference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: LAW AND ORDER | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

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