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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Afrasiabi said he will contend in the suit that the University is not a private dwelling and thus does not have the right to bar him from its land...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Former Fellow Sues University, HUPD | 11/8/1996 | See Source »

Columbia (8-5-2, 1-3-2 Ivy) is coming off two consecutive wins. Picked by some to contend for the Ivy title, the Lions struggled early in the season, effectively eliminating them from contention for a top spot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Men's Soccer to Play Brown for Ivy Title | 11/7/1996 | See Source »

...contend that only a crack addict has the right to discuss the problems of drug addiction. Obviously, we are all entitled to formulate opinions and test them in deliberation. We are all entitled to expect better from our world. My fault with the bulk of the "elite" is their total lack of humility...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Send Generation X to War | 11/5/1996 | See Source »

Cramer, re-elected with only a 1% margin in 1994, has felt the pinch of the Republican vise and reined in some of his liberal tendencies. Though the g.o.p. has targeted Cramer as vulnerable, it still must contend with his high-achieving freshman year: construction of a superhighway (the "corridor of prosperity"); funding for the Keller Memorial Bridge; and battling to preserve weather-radar coverage for northern Alabama and a strong space program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: ALABAMA | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...penned a yet-to-be-released book on the Kennedy assassination, now has a plan to make Tulsa a jumping-off point for colonization of outer space. It includes a novel solution to overcrowded prisons: sending convicts on missions to build interstellar infrastructure. But Amen still must contend with football-star-turned-Congressman Steve Largent before the 21st century's Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria can set sail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: OKLAHOMA | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

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