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Though the Stasis propped up an unpopular Communist regime for more than four decades and were notorious for their disregard of privacy and occasional beatings of prisoners, Dieter cannot understand why so much loathing is aimed his way. He insists he was only a maintenance man in a Stasi center, a mere speck in an elaborate organization that not only offered full-time employment to 85,000 people but also provided pocket money to a network of 109,000 citizens who snooped on their neighbors and co-workers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dieter: A Former Spy's Story | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

...were performed in the state in 1988 would now be illegal. Though women who have abortions would not be sent to jail, their doctors could be liable for a $10,000 civil penalty for a first offense. Planned Parenthood's Linda King White blasted the legislators for their "reckless disregard for the lives of Idaho women" and vowed a court challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will O'Connor Swing? | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

...costs inherent in such a system--high turnover among junior professors, disregard for teaching ability in the tenure process and low morale among young scholars--are said to be necessary to maintain Harvard's pre-eminence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: English Lessons | 3/7/1990 | See Source »

...dilligently follow the Thesis Network code of ethics, which commands total disregard for one's own academic fortunes during the two weeks preceding the thesis deadline, as well as strict adherence to the following Network Responsibilities...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Unsung Heroes of the Thesis War | 3/7/1990 | See Source »

...doing so they seem ready, even eager, to disregard a constitutional right exercised by at least 70 million Americans who own firearms. Contrary to current antigun evangelism, these gun owners are not bad people. They are hardworking, law abiding, tax paying. They are safe, sane and courteous in their use of guns. They have never been, nor will they ever be, a threat to law-and-order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The N.R.A.'s Case for Firearms | 1/29/1990 | See Source »

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