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WASHINGTON: Before President Clinton left for China -- and nine days of certain controversy -- he made sure his last official act was hard to complain about: IRS reform. "He wants to stay out front on this issue," says TIME White House correspondent Karen Tumulty. "The Republicans got ahead of him with all those emotional hearings last year, and now he can't afford to disagree with them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRS Reform: The Most Lovable Issue | 6/24/1998 | See Source »

...such a world, schools focus on teaching scientific realism rather than virginity. Sex-ed teachers tread lightly on the moral questions of sexual intimacy while going heavy on the risk of pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease. Indeed, health educators in some school districts complain that teaching abstinence to kids today is getting to be a futile exercise. Using less final terms like "postpone" or "delay" helps draw some kids in, but semantics often isn't the problem. In a Florida survey, the state found that 75% of kids had experienced sexual intercourse by the time they reached 12th grade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where'd You Learn That? | 6/15/1998 | See Source »

...addition to what some perceive as the arbitrariness of actual tenure decisions, junior Faculty members also complain that a complete lack of information pervades the entire process...

Author: By Tara L. Colon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Tenure Troubles | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

...complain. Don't explain. The first is useless and the other is worthless," he said...

Author: By Tara L. Colon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Weld Outlines Rules of Life | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

...very important to him to present apersona of 'I never study,'" Adams adds. "That wasnot part of his capability, to complain...but alsonever presenting pride...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Style Still Lives | 6/3/1998 | See Source »

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