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Anyone can make a mistake. But when it sabotages a $1.5 billion project, the blunder is not easily forgiven. And when evidence of the mistake is repeatedly ignored until it is too late to fix the problem, then the episode becomes scandalous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Roots of The Hubble's Troubles | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

Indeed, in the present case of Iraq, this confusion has led to a major blunder. The State Department refused to condemn Saddam Hussein time and again, possibly giving Saddam the impression that the U.S. would not move to stop an invasion of Kuwait...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: Finally, Hope in Southeast Asia | 11/17/1990 | See Source »

That was the only blunder Reilly would make. The junior netminder chalked up 11 saves on the day, scrambling to thwart a fiesty Bruin attack...

Author: By Tom Kane, | Title: Booters Ruin Coach's Finale | 11/5/1990 | See Source »

...situation does not look so bleak. The Hubble blunder is a serious setback, but NASA engineers have found ways to computer-enhance the telescope's images so that they are not as blurry as the first ones received. More important, in the 12 years it took to develop and launch the Hubble, the technology of ground-based telescopes has rapidly improved. In fact, techniques under development could enable earthbound telescopes to do many things the Hubble was supposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Who Needs the Hubble? | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

Doug Sosnick, political director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said that since Dimaura's blunder over the Bank of New England, "I've taken that race off the screen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Congressional Races Remain Slow | 9/17/1990 | See Source »

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