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...still missing. I often think of his parents. They are afraid to leave their home because of anti-Arab sentiment. I can scarcely imagine how they must feel—grieving the loss of a son, yet being blamed for his death because of their ethnicity. This is the cruelest of ironies...

Author: By Nader R. Hasan, | Title: The Victims, Then and Now | 9/18/2001 | See Source »

...first installment of America's Best brought out the worst in many of you. By far the cruelest cut came from a Boulder, Colo., man who griped, "You wouldn't even know the best Chinese restaurant within two blocks of your office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 30, 2001 | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

...says the savings at Stride Rite are "Dicta-terrific!" b) is observing Islamic tradition while on a visit to Syria c) kills a dissident in the cruelest way possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz May 28, 2001 | 5/28/2001 | See Source »

...cruelest pop-culture abortions happened in 1952 when, right at the height of America's crime-fiction golden age, all the crime comicbooks had to cease publishing. Under government pressure, the industry created the self-censoring Comics Code Authority, which would literally put a seal of approval on "safe" comix, none of which could involve remotely realistic or unpunished crime, among other things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An 'American Century' of Unrepentant Crime | 5/25/2001 | See Source »

...CLARENCE THOMAS APPOINTED BY George Bush (1991) Supporters say he is "the leading conservative in America"; liberals call him "the youngest, cruelest Justice." He owes his career to the elder Bush, who made him a judge in 1990 and 15 months later nominated him to replace Thurgood Marshall on the high court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Nine Supremes Line Up | 12/10/2000 | See Source »

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