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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Chatting in a hostel with the usual assortment of international backpackers, Pablo from Mexico began, for some unknown reason, cataloging which nationalities of women he found attractive. He concluded his rather long list by saying, "And of course I like American girls," perhaps as a concession to the Americanas in...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An 'American' Girl | 2/10/1998 | See Source »

That said, the "sensitive site"stand-off, more or less continuous since October, is set to reach a point where a military strike is the easiest solution: Ramadan ends this week, and the French ? doves on Iraqi affairs ? step down from the presidency of the Security Council. "If Saddam has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mother of All Diversions | 1/26/1998 | See Source »

Eager to get some answer, I'm tempted--because of my strong sense of journalistic responsibility--to pay the cryobank a visit. But the rigors of exam period get the better of me, so early on Tuesday afternoon I give the sperm bank a call, looking for a concession that...

Author: By Dan S. Aibel, | Title: Harvard Babies | 1/21/1998 | See Source »

For Keller and others, there's a way to fight back. In order to make the reintroduction project palatable to ranchers, advocates made a key concession. Though all gray wolves in the U.S. are officially listed as endangered, the transplanted wolves are considered an "experimental" population. It's an important...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big (Not So Bad) Wolves Of Yellowstone | 1/19/1998 | See Source »

The outbreak of violence between these two extremes of the sectarian struggle comes at an importune--and nervous--time. The Protestant unionist parties participating in the talks were already discontent with the way British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Marjorie Mowlam was handling the negotiations. Says M.P. Ken Maginnis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Northern Ireland: Violence On The Fringe | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

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