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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Set in New York City at the turn of the century, this tale of a young man, a real-estate dreamer, embodies both the realities and the fantasies of a growing nation infatuated with its own possibilities. Dressler is only nine years old when he builds a display that makes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: TRUMP, THE EARLY DAYS | 6/10/1996 | See Source »

NEW ORLEANS: President Clinton continues his stampede to campaign turf staked out by Bob Dole. Thursday's subject: Curfews for minors. A day after Dole delivered a speech touching on a similar theme in California, Clinton used an appearance before the New Orleans Church of God in Christ to embrace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Curfew Card | 5/31/1996 | See Source »

Our board is already too high for the quality of food services we receive. The anachronistic system of comprehensive meal plans forces students to pay for more than they will ever eat. And what they pay for under such an administration of their money is the labor of the HDS...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: DINING FOR DOLLAR | 4/27/1996 | See Source »

Considering the tenacity of racism, reflected in the success of Pat Buchanan's nativist white power candidacy, any concession to bigotry does seem risky. Affirmative action is under attack, and racism in the criminal justice system is still rampant. In a society that values equality, or virtue, people shouldn't...

Author: By Wendy Kaminer, | Title: Media Regulation Takes Away Rights | 3/22/1996 | See Source »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a different political climate last fall, a bill pushing for increased sanctions against Cuba was going nowhere in Congress. But after Cuba shot down two planes two weeks ago, the Helms-Burton Bill quickly revived. Passed by the Senate on Tuesday, the bill is breezed through the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress Passes Helms-Burton | 3/7/1996 | See Source »

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