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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this case, however, Ryan said University is defending itself on the basis of specific circumstances and is not making any broad arguments about discrimination against clinical depression as a protected disability...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Former Journal Editor Sues Harvard, Citing Discrimination | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

West plunged into broad questions of what it is to be human, modern and American, expressing his vision of the "lives of everyday people shot through with a majestic, powerful spirit just as the lives of the elite...

Author: By Carol J. Garvan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professors Push for Progressive Movements | 11/16/1999 | See Source »

Well-executed antitrust lawsuits can energize broad areas of the economy. That's the lesson of the AT&T case. The Justice Department's suit against Ma Bell concluded in 1982 with a consent decree forcing it to spin off the seven regional Baby Bells. It wasn't a panacea, but it kicked off a process that dramatically increased competition and improved service. And the Baby Bells have carried their competition into new areas like cellular telephones and Internet access...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Enjoys Monopoly Power... | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...important to remember, however, that academic theories don't explain what goes on in individual homes. "We're looking to explain patterns of child maltreatment," says Richard Gelles, a professor of social welfare at the University of Pennsylvania. "But a broad social theory can't explain a single case." It just serves to alert families to the possible risks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Dangerous Steps | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...public. Biotech companies have been hush-hush about their products in the U.S., hoping to avoid a repeat of their ill-fated marketing campaigns in Europe, which were met with damaging protests and plummeting profits. But a rising tide of public distrust in the U.S. has prompted a broad campaign to help define the debate on more favorable terms here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monsanto Says Potato, Nervous Public Says Mutant Tuber | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

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