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Most students who took pen to paper were supportive of AWARE's efforts, but some expressed discontent at being unfairly labelled racists.

Author: By D. RICHARD De silva, | Title: AWARE Holds Opening Picnic | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

Distancing himself from his new party's secessionist whims, Hickel hopes to ride a wave of discontent with Republican candidate Arliss Sturgulewski, a state senator who supports legalized abortion and opposes capital punishment. G.O.P. officials fear Hickel might win enough votes to hand a November victory to Democratic candidate Tony...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alaska: Baying at The Moon? | 10/8/1990 | See Source »

Committee Chair Robert Zevin, a bank executive and a member of the state Revenue Advisory Board, said all three questions appeal to "discontent and frustrations that voters feel, but miss their targets."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mayors, Silber Slam Tax Roll Back Measure | 10/5/1990 | See Source »

When sanctions are imposed against authoritarian regimes, the prospects for success are little better. From Stalin's Russia to Saddam's Iraq, dictators have been able to force their disenfranchised citizens to endure economic hardship in the face of a foreign challenge. Citizens of totalitarian states have no constitutional means...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: . . . Only if You Want a Civil War | 10/2/1990 | See Source »

Fomenting discontent among Blacks is only useful if we believe that inciting a civil war is a legitimate goal. Blacks already hate the regime; they simply have no legitimate, non-violent outlet to express their opposition.

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: . . . Only if You Want a Civil War | 10/2/1990 | See Source »

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