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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While the summiteers hailed the gathering as a success, some audiences back home were not quite so impressed. In Britain opposition Labor leader Neil Kinnock argued that Major's refusal to commit to either a single currency or social policy "has isolated Britain on the most vital issues." In Germany, where fears mount that a common currency will undermine the country's cherished anti-inflationary stability, the daily Bild Zeitung ran the gloomy headline: "1999 -- THE END OF THE MARK...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: European Community: Blueprint for the Dream | 12/23/1991 | See Source »

This strategy may seem dangerously prone to turnovers, but Leake did not commit a single one bringing the ball upcourt. Instead, his flashy round-the-back and between-the-legs dribbles left Lehigh guards Mike McKee and Chuck Penn nearly falling over in his wake...

Author: By John B. Trainer, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Changing Of the Guard | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

While the writers of the Peninsula say that they do not wish for violence against bi, gay or lesbian people, their magazine encourages such violence. The image of a pink triangle being shattered encourages violence. The statement that homosexuality is "bad" encourages violence. Those who would go out and commit acts of violence against gays are incited by any promulgation of anti-gay views. They are also encouraged by the suggestion that such views are within the domain of reasonable discourse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editorial Hurt Gay Community | 11/23/1991 | See Source »

...attacking homosexuality--saying that homosexuality is bad, that gays must be bad role models, that gays cannot really love, that gays are necessarily unhappy, that no matter how gay you think you are, you are really straight--is in and of itself violent. Thirty percent of the teens who commit suicide are gay, and the makers of "arguments" against homosexuality are among those responsible for this...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editorial Hurt Gay Community | 11/23/1991 | See Source »

...believe that the writers of the Peninsula do not favor acts of violence against gays? We have just seen them commit one. By refusing to condemn the Peninsula in full, The Crimson shares in the offense against the bi/gay/lesbian community. Alejandro Reuss '92-'93 Kurt Strovink '92 Tom Garvey...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editorial Hurt Gay Community | 11/23/1991 | See Source »

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