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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...contretemps has divided Birmingham along racial lines. Many whites suspect that the mayor might be hiding something. Many blacks, however, share the mayor's claim that black elected officials are being unfairly targeted. As evidence, they cite the example of former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, who was videotaped inhaling from a crack pipe by federal agents after being lured to a hotel by an ex-girl friend. Now, says the Rev. Abraham Woods, one of the civil rights veterans who has championed Arrington's cause, "they're out to destroy this fine mayor. They have a Klan mentality. They think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Civil Rights: Let Me Out of Here! | 2/3/1992 | See Source »

...doesn't look like those teams, or their fans, are likely to accept a name change. Some cite tradition as all-important. Others, more convincingly, claim that calling a team "the Braves" might be a gesture of admiration towards the Indians, not a trivialization of their culture. Still others dismiss the whole matter as the usual PC haggling over semantics...

Author: By Jendi B. Reiter, | Title: Mascot Massacre | 1/31/1992 | See Source »

...although some ROTC cadets cite an overwhelming commitment to the military, others say they joined the program because it provides necessary scholarship funds...

Author: By Joe Mathews, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Some Students, ROTC Is Much More Than Money | 1/29/1992 | See Source »

Clinton's compromising bent also makes him appear at times to take both sides of a controversial issue. To cite the most prominent current example, he claims to be the only Democratic candidate to have backed George Bush early and unreservedly on the gulf war. But on Jan. 15, 1991, the war deadline, the Arkansas Gazette quoted him as saying that he agreed with the majority of Democrats in Congress who voted against the use of force and for longer reliance on sanctions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Bill Clinton For Real? | 1/27/1992 | See Source »

However, inspectors said the remaining parts were not enough to build a working supergun, and they believed the problem was due simply to sloppy demolition work by Iraqi workers at the cite in the western desert near Jordan...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: U.N. Gets Money for Guards in Iraq | 12/19/1991 | See Source »

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