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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Government action has been minimal. In the past five years only a handful of sweatshop owners has been prosecuted for failing to pay workers. The government failure has created an even more lawless enclave. Local cops say that as the immigrants become more desperate for money, they often turn to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Slaves Of New York | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

Schumer, the son of a Brooklyn exterminator, is D'Amato's most formidable rival ever, a nine-term Congressman with solid centrist credentials, a dazzling legislative record, and as much energy, ambition and shamelessness as D'Amato. (The most dangerous place in Washington, Bob Dole once said, is between Schumer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Wizard Casts His Spell | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

Surprisingly on their fourth effort, Cypress Hill moves away from their trademark drug preaching in favor of more traditional rap subjects: raining abuse on police officers and glorifying the hardships of the streets. This is clearly evident in their vicious opening song "Looking Through the Eye of a Pig" which...

Author: By Bill Gienapp, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: High Hopes for Rap | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

The rudest awakening, however, could be the one that begins next Monday, when the antitrust action brought by the Justice Department and 20 states kicks off in Washington. While it will not be the trial of the century--there is already too much competition for that title--U.S. v. Microsoft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gates in the Dock | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

Cops began appearing in shops in 1993, when a dozen states tightened their liquor laws to try to cut down on underage drinking.

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Checking Your Card | 10/14/1998 | See Source »

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