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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...understand how clever these operatives are. For instance, reporters think it fiendishly clever to ask the flip-flop question. ("Sir, in 1986 you voted to permit the building of falafel stands in the Grand Canyon. Last year you opposed the bill. Isn't there a contradiction here?" Correct response: "Not at all, Ted. You're overlooking a key distinction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IF ONLY WE ASKED... | 10/7/1996 | See Source »

...they believe they can nail candidates for terminal elitism by asking them if they know the cost of a quart of milk or a dozen eggs. (Correct answer in nondairy states: "I don't know; I'm watching my cholesterol." Real correct answer: "Good God, man, I'm trying to figure out how to govern the world's most powerful nation, not win a slot on The Price Is Right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IF ONLY WE ASKED... | 10/7/1996 | See Source »

According to Stephen E. Weinberg '99, a member of the council's election commission, the voting program was temporarily shut down to correct a bug that one candidate said may jeopardize voting impartiality in the North Yard district...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Computer Glitch Halts Voting in Council Race | 10/4/1996 | See Source »

...would like to correct certain misrepresentations and distortions of fact in Ramy M. Tadros' and Mohamad M. Al-Ississ' letter ("Netanyahu Lacks Vision and Will for Peace," To the Editors, October...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letter Distorts Information About Opening Israeli Tunnel | 10/3/1996 | See Source »

...being a fan of militant political correctness, I wondered if The Crimson was going too far. If sensitivity sessions and considered changes to the bylaws on sexual and racial harassment would make The Crimson into a haven for the politically correct, I wondered if The Crimson would resort to assigning stories based on race and ethnicity--if only black reporters would cover black issues and if only women reporters would cover Radcliffe...

Author: By Shawn Zeller, | Title: READER REPRESENTATIVE | 9/27/1996 | See Source »

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