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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...life for those who choose to live in the richest yet poorest, busiest yet seamiest city in the nation. You do wonder for a while whether it's worth it. But in the end, you don't necessarily change your political mindset or your assumptions about why men commit crimes and what can be done about...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: When Two Lives Collide | 3/10/1982 | See Source »

...late for that. The tape was the last straw; it provided the pretext for waverers to commit themselves to impeachment and for others to abandon Nixon. By now there had been too many shocks; everybody wanted to get it over with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WATERGATE: THE SMOKING GUN | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

...Kissinger's penchant for shuttle diplomacy: "I didn't go over [to the Middle East] to pull a rabbit out of the hat a la Kissinger. This Secretary of State is not putting on Kissinger's fedora." On Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington's reluctance to commit Britain to participation in a peace-keeping force for the Sinai: "Duplicitous bastard. European friends -just plain cowardly. British, lying through their teeth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: His Loyal Staff | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

Under the coalition's plan, Harvard would hire an administrator for Third World recruitment, establish a comprehensive recruitment budget, work through professional minority organizations in local communities, and commit itself to funding the same number of recruiting trips currently organized by minority groups...

Author: By Matthew L. Meyerson, | Title: Law Students Urge Affirmative Action | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

...coach, Maureen Enos, says, "I know I recruit, and aggressively. I think there's been a major turnaround in schools' willingness to commit funds to women's sports, "she adds...

Author: By David L. Yermack, | Title: Koziara and Yaffe: Ivy League's Best | 2/27/1982 | See Source »

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