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...deceived them. Not only did the babymaker tell women they were pregnant when they weren't, say federal officials, but he secretly inseminated others with his own seed, fathering at least seven children for couples who thought they were receiving legitimate donor sperm. "It's basic fraud of the cruelest sort," said U.S. Attorney Richard Cullen, whose office is prosecuting the case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scandals: The Cruelest Kind of Fraud | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

...Cruelest Kind of Fraud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine contents page | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

April is the cruelest month, as French vintners, especially in Bordeaux, have again learned. Instead of spring showers came the worst frost in more than 30 years, killing early buds in the vineyards. First assessments halved production forecasts for the year -- a loss of almost $690 million. Said Hubert Bouteiller of the Interprofessional Council for Wines in Bordeaux: "In one fell swoop, the work of a year's pruning was destroyed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Whine of the Century? | 5/6/1991 | See Source »

...inform Ms. Kerrigan that the Nazi flag also symbolizes--for fascists and Nazis--"a heritage of character, dignity and courage." But in our epoch and in our place (here at Harvard College), both the Nazi flag and Confederate flag symbolize two instances of the modern world's cruelest institutions and events. This latter symbolism should, I submit, take precedent over Ms. Kerrigan's school-boyish, immature and romantic identification with Southern feudalistic and racist traditions. Martin L. Kilson Professor of Government

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Townsend Made Right Move | 3/9/1991 | See Source »

...cruelest blow of all, the terminating tandem of Amy deLone and Henikoff devoured Quakers opponents Chris Gardner and Candace Worth in a straight-set shut-out. The duo disposed of their Penn opponents in under 40 minutes while allowing fewer than 15 points in the easy match...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: Netwomen Shake and Bake Quakers; Drago Sparks 7-2 Crimson Cremation | 4/14/1990 | See Source »

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