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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...these reasons, I suspect that as sex selection and other reproductive technologies become more efficient and less costly, they may be embraced by American families of even modest means who ask themselves, Why not? What was once unimaginable could become routine--and the link between the sex act and reproduction will no longer be seen as sacred. Ultimately, this may prove to be the real significance of sex selection: by breaching a powerful psychological barrier, it will pave the way for true designer babies, who could really turn society upside down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Quandary That Isn't | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

With Clinton judgment in tatters and his skills in question, it made sense to ask the next question: Well, if he can't retrieve these things, if he can't put those talents to use making our lives better or safer, and if he sincerely cares about preserving his policies, then why not do the honorable thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We, The Jury | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

According to Ms. Lewinsky, she questioned the President about his interest in her. "I asked him why he doesn't ask me any questions about myself, and...is this just about sex...or do you have some interest in trying to get to know me as a person?" The President laughed and said, according to Ms. Lewinsky, that "he cherishes the time that he had with me." She considered it "a little bit odd" for him to speak of cherishing their time together "when I felt like he didn't really even know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Affair Of State | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...were trying to paste up your page and looking for the proper tools, and were silly enough to ask Pat if he'd seen any rulers lying around, he'd always reply, 'There's only one ruler in the shop (and that's me)," wrote Jessica A. Dorman '87, former Crimson president, in an e-mail message...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: After 31 Years, Sorrento Supervises Last Closeout at The Crime | 9/18/1998 | See Source »

...Kids confide in me, ask me questions like they would an older brother or their parents," he says...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: After 31 Years, Sorrento Supervises Last Closeout at The Crime | 9/18/1998 | See Source »

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