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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this may be justifiable. But what if couples choose to reject embryos whose only offense is that they are of the wrong sex? "You're dealing with human tissues from a human body," says Lynne Lawrence, at the American Fertility Society. "Like sex, it tends to cut near and dear to people's hearts and raises a red flag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Treating Infertility: Making Babies | 9/30/1991 | See Source »

...followers counter that support for the president still runs as high as 80%. That sounds wildly optimistic, but there is no denying that the beleaguered president has his ardent advocates. The throngs that gather daily outside Gamsakhurdia's parliamentary refuge, packed mostly with women, drape banners that read DEAR ZVIAD. WE ARE WITH...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: Paranoia Run Amuck | 9/30/1991 | See Source »

...integrity of the analytical reports that the CIA and NIC produced. Yet a number of current and former U.S. intelligence officers have accused him of trying to "cook the books," of using his position in an attempt to assure that CIA and NIC reporting conformed to certain key policies dear to the Reagan White House. An assessment of how well or poorly he fulfilled that responsibility may tell more about what kind of CIA director Gates would be than would any number of Iran-contra revelations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did Bob Gates Serve His Masters Too Well? | 9/23/1991 | See Source »

Gordon compares Thomas to Judge Robert Bork, whose nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate a few years ago. While Bork's theories of original intent differ from Thomas's theories of original law, Gordon says both jeopardize rights she holds dear. At last week's hearings, Thomas disavowed his belief in natural...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: THOMAS ON TRIAL | 9/18/1991 | See Source »

They started a Dear Mikhail-Dear George correspondence. When several of Gorbachev's letters reiterated stale positions in boilerplate language, Bush complained that they seemed to have been drafted by the Soviet Foreign Ministry (as indeed they had). That was part of the reason he suggested they hold their first meeting at Malta. The two hit it off spectacularly. Gorbachev came away convinced that Bush would not try to exploit his difficulties, while Bush developed an even deeper sense of engagement in the fate of a fellow leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush: The Summit Goodfellas | 8/5/1991 | See Source »

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