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Looking back, I feel pity for poor Mr. Nixon. There he was, standing on his doorstep for hours on end, shaking hand after hand in the October chill. Worst of all, he had to endure those shouting, hyperactive kids. I bet they made Nixon nostalgic for Kissinger...

Author: By David B. Lat, | Title: Trick-or-Treat, Tricky Dick | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...Michigan is unusual in allowing private schools to apply for charter status. In fact, most of Michigan's first charters were granted to former private schools. The M.E.A. argues that these schools are not truly public and cannot legally receive public funds. Last week a Michigan judge sent a chill through the charter community by temporarily holding up disbursement of $11 million in state funding until the matter is resolved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EDUCATION: A Class of Their Own | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...increases the likelihood of cross- contamination as dirty birds mingle with clean ones. If they haven't already become contaminated by the rapid defeathering and evisceration processes, which spread bacteria virtually everywhere, the birds lose almost any chance of emerging clean when thousands at a time bathe in the "chill tank" in order to lower their temperature prior to packing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Something Smells Fowl | 10/17/1994 | See Source »

When the Clinton team first took office, it indeed seemed to care. At a meeting on March 11, 1993, the industry offered its own proposal for a zero- tolerance poultry plan: a test for fecal material to take place after the chickens had passed through the chill tank. But USDA officials rejected this idea because the visible evidence of contamination would have been washed off. At the meeting, industry representatives grew angry and left the impression that they would protest -- which they may indeed have done. Several hours after that session, Tyson's lobbyist, Jack Williams, met with Espy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Something Smells Fowl | 10/17/1994 | See Source »

...citizen organization made from royalties on insurance, mail-order prescription drugs and other products that used the AARP name in their marketing. The AARP stressed that its payment did not imply any admission that it would owe taxes on such income in the future. Nevertheless, the settlement sent a chill through the non-profit world, where the AARP scheme is an oft-used money-maker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SENIORS SETTLE WITH THE TAX MAN | 8/30/1994 | See Source »

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