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Dates: during 1990-1999
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House Republicans have been dazzled by the bungling of their Senate counterparts whose various and sometimes contradictory positions on gun control a House Republican aide called "too complicated for Kafka." To let the issue cool, House G.O.P. leaders have put off debate until the middle of June in the hopes that lobbying by the N.R.A. and the passage of time will make it easier to enact less stringent legislation. Speaker Dennis Hastert has expressed a willingness to tighten gun laws: increasing the purchase age from 18 to 21 and requiring background checks for all sales at gun shows. But Democrats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Political Gunplay | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

...raid, Barak accompanied the infiltrators to the frontier, but, says Cohen, "Ehud wouldn't tell me one personal word. I understood this was business. There was no room for gestures." Yet when the forces returned safely, Barak rushed over to Cohen to hug him. "He's so targeted, so cool," says Cohen. "But after all, he's very human...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gruff And Very Tough | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

...says. Furthermore, as I and about 65 million other Americans can attest, being nearsighted is no big deal. True, we're at a slightly greater risk of developing glaucoma and detached retinas, but for most of us, nearsightedness is a minor inconvenience. Besides, I think glasses are kind of cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turn Off the Lights | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...skeptics who thought America's Promise couldn't live up to its opening day, when the President, Vice President, all the former Presidents except Ronald Reagan, along with 38 Governors and 100 mayors and celebs like Oprah Winfrey, gathered at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Was volunteerism going to be cool? Not just little old ladies with time on their hands but also people in their prime taking precious moments away from their cell phones and Stairmasters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Once Again on the March | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...they get a building, it would be really cool," he said. "They're trying to make things better and get equal opportunities for women...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Seneca Club Throws Barbecue | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

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