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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only natural for people suffering such disturbing thoughts at dawn to scramble around in their minds for some reassuring arguments on the other side. As the Powers in the Democratic Party lie in bed, they take comfort in the fact that Gore does not seem to have assumed any of Mondale's mannerisms. Then it occurs to them that as Walter Mondale himself might acknowledge during a characteristically self-deprecating moment, he is a Minnesota Norwegian, and Minnesota Norwegians don't exactly have mannerisms. They tend to associate mannerisms with Swedes and other showy types...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Up For Gore | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

...face of public denouncement and ridicule, go loyally on in their work of exposing the pinks, the lavenders and the reds who have sought refuge beneath the wings of the American eagle and from that vantage point try in every subtle, undercover way to bring comfort, aid and help to the greatest enemy we have ever known--communism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BILLY GRAHAM: The Preacher | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

...thought I was headed for medical school," said Armstrong. "I was a major in biology and I did all the pre-med requirements but felt no comfort level with physics." She decided to give up medicine and move towards the humanities...

Author: By Charlotte HORWOOD Armstrong, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Armstrong Completes Term as Head Overseer | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

...thought I was headed for medical school," said Armstrong. "I was a major in biology and I did all the pre-med requirements but felt no comfort level with physics." She decided to give up medicine and move towards the humanities...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Armstrong Helps Lead Radcliffe From the First Female Crew to the Final Merger | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

Other planned amenities designed for student convenience and comfort include a limited number of laptop loges in the third floor reading room and armchairs with footrests...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Nation's First Undergraduate Library Turns 50 | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

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