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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...probably know, Greaseman, a Washington-based talk-show host, recently made a real strategic blunder. On his national radio show two weeks ago, which is pretty distasteful ("greasy") to begin with, he said this of black people after playing a clip from Lauryn Hill's 5-grammy winning album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: "No wonder people drag them behind trucks...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: Greaseman Is a Big Fat Racist | 3/9/1999 | See Source »

Pressing Milosevic to put pen to paper would be easier, of course, if Holbrooke had the Kosovar Albanians' endorsement of the deal in his back pocket. That, once again, will have to wait. With the next round of peace talks scheduled to begin in France in less than a week, U.S. mediator Christopher Hill flew to Kosovo Tuesday for further consultations with leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army. The KLA officially assured Hill on Monday that they accept the deal but -- as they did at the Rambouillet talks -- they asked for more time before signing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kosovo Peace, Take 2 | 3/9/1999 | See Source »

...begin with the economic argument, though fiscal considerations ought to factor only minimally for two reasons. First, instituting the living wage for 1,000 workers would cost Harvard less than one half of a percent of its annual operating budget of over $1.5 billion. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, Harvard's decisions as an educational institution, not as a disinterested corporation, carry didactic messages for its students...

Author: By Alexander T., NGUYEN | Title: A Thousand Caged Birds | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...want to wear this skirt?" Being challenged to question your beliefs is one of the most difficult parts of college, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. Plus, once you've discovered your honest feelings towards something as charmingly superficial as fashion, you can begin to contemplate more substantial issues-politics, religion, the nature of existence and why your CD collection ultimately sucks...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, | Title: Dressing to Impress | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...whenever they first have sex. (More than 90% of cervical cancers are caused by a common virus that is sexually transmitted, although only a fraction of infected women develop the malignancy.) If you have normal tests three years in a row, you may, at your doctor's discretion, begin having them less frequently. But don't be fooled into thinking you no longer need a Pap smear after menopause. As long as you have a cervix, you need to get tested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fire Both Barrels | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

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