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...unfair that the manager gets the brunt of the blame, but that's just the nature of the game," Merrill said. "With the talent we had and the problems we had with injuries to the veterans the club did well to finish where they...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Firings Galore | 10/11/1991 | See Source »

Women, even more than cops, take the brunt of the abuse on the album. Listening to a continual obscene litany about bitches, hos, and the things they want or are willing to do with the group's sex organs is an exercise in brutalization. It doesn't make N.W.A. seem baaad, it makes them look awful. M.C. Ren doesn't see it that way, natch. "Ever since we did Just Don't Bite It ((on the EP 100 Miles and Runnin')), girls tell me how much they like it," he says. "They like She Swallowed It a lot. The only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: N.W.A.: A Nasty Jolt for the Top Pops | 7/1/1991 | See Source »

...against the death penalty. Or it could kindle a disquieting Dickensian excitement that appeals to society's most morbid instincts. Or, at a time of fear about rising lawlessness, televised executions might grimly satisfy the public's urge to see that society's most brutal criminals receive the full brunt of justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ultimate Horror Show | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

...Saddam is rightfully the target of public fury and condemnation for his brutal suppression of the rebels, George Bush has borne the brunt of the blame for Western inaction. The President not only failed to explain clearly why the U.S. was unwilling to support the insurgents, but he seemed to show no mercy when their rebellion turned into a rout. Declared Washington Post columnist Mary McGrory: "The sight of those wretched souls streaming into Turkey . . . as Bush abandons them on the 18th hole of a Florida golf course, makes you wonder if in this case it is peace, rather than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Course of Conscience | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

Although he says he is unsure exactly how much, if at all, the budget for first-year programs will have to be cut, Moses predicts that advising will be shielded from the cuts, and that instead potential new programs will bear the brunt...

Author: By Michele F. Forman, | Title: Last Year for a First-Year Dean | 4/9/1991 | See Source »

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