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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...debate over whether the death penalty is a deterrent to crime is writ large when it comes to televising it. The horrible images, proponents say, would certainly give pause to potential criminals. Others contend that the gruesome thrill of watching a state-sanctioned murder could, in some twisted way, make all murder seem more acceptable. "There is evidence that immediately following an execution, violence increases," says Martin Rosenthal of the Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School. "It puts out the subliminal message that the solution is violence." Inside San Quentin, authorities are concerned that other death-row inmates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ultimate Horror Show | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

With enormous amounts of air time to fill, these all-news channels can be dull and repetitive. Their audiences, moreover, are still small; neither of the local news channels now in operation is turning a profit. But industry observers contend that these channels fill a need, and will eventually attract plenty of viewers and provide a lucrative advertising niche. "News is the most expensive programming," says media analyst Paul Kagan. "But for a cable system, it is a big traffic builder." So those traffic reports will come in handy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CNN in The Neighborhood | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

Food companies contend that the confusion about their labeling stems not from deception on their part but from the government's failure to issue clear guidelines for making nutritional and health claims. The FDA plans to set forth revised labeling rules next year. "Once these regulations are out," says John Cady, president of the National Food Processors Association, "industry will know clearly what the FDA expects and will certainly comply." Cady charges that Kessler's current "hunt-and-peck approach" of | targeting big companies is largely an effort to shine up the FDA's tarnished image...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Watchdog Wakes Up | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

Some officials privately contend Bush owes Quayle a higher profile, a chance to prove to Americans that he is more than just a pretty face. That is unlikely for now. Quayle, Bush predicted just before his Inauguration, would find "the same kind of constraint and the same kind of fulfillment" he experienced while laboring in Reagan's shadow. Those conditions may help Bush get re-elected while Quayle is on the ticket. But they won't help Quayle convince a skeptical public that he is qualified to be President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is He Really That Bad? | 5/20/1991 | See Source »

Opponents also say that the city's stock of rent-controlled housing is fated to deteriorate physically over time, since owners charging low rents are often unable to fund upgrades. And owners contend that even when they do find funds for structural improvements, the city does not allow them to raise rents enough for them to recoup their losses...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Tenants, Owners Blast Rent Control Reforms | 5/15/1991 | See Source »

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