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...ways that go well beyond the demands of the genre. They give us an FBI agent in charge of the case--played by that paragon of sexy stalwartness, Denzel Washington--whose heroism lies largely in his ability to reconsider hasty conclusions. They provide him with an assistant of Arab descent (a quietly smoldering Tony Shalhoub), caught in a conflict between duty and disgust when the soldiery snatches his son because he happens to match a terrorist profile. They also add to the team a sassy CIA operative (Annette Bening) who knows more about these terrorists than she can tell because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: What Price Freedom? | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...Schauss stresses that the club is not just for people of Scandinavian descent...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Found New Group Devoted to Scandinavian Culture, History | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

While Fuerza Quisqueyana is officially a group for students of Dominican descent, Rovira--who is himself part Colombian and part Guatemalan--says the group appeals to students who have a Latino heritage...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: REINVENTING RAZA | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

That hardly mattered to the outcome, since minds were made up before the debate began, but it reinforced the sense that this is a headlong descent into quicksand. Newt Gingrich had to raise voice and gavel repeatedly to be heard over chattering staffers and milling members. Judiciary Committee chairman Henry Hyde invoked "our awesome and terrible responsibility," as he likened the offenses President Clinton allegedly committed by concealing his dalliance with Lewinsky to the abuses of government perpetrated by Richard Nixon. "This isn't about sexual misconduct any more than Watergate was about a third-rate burglary," proclaimed Hyde...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down In History | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

Walker warned women of European descent in the audience that they must overcome a particular burden in their quest for sexual freedom...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Walker Shares Novel With 900 | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

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