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Word: feds (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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There are many complicated factors that fed into the tragedy in Littleton. It is too easy to simply blame guns and fall back on standard gun-control rhetoric. Rather, concerned citizens ought to look deeper and discern the less obvious forces that are feeding this country's epidemic of violence. --Noah D. Oppenheim '00 Adam M. Taub...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Guns Aren't the Problem | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

NATO remains flummoxed by the limp Serbian air defense. The Pentagon suggests it signifies allied success in taking down the Serbian air-defenses, by attacks, jamming and corrupting data, which the allies have fed into Yugoslav computers through microwave transmissions. Pentagon analyst Franklin Spinney says Serbia's plan echoes its World War II tactics. The Germans sent 700,000 troops into Serbia but were unable to root Serbian partisans out despite four years of fierce fighting. "The Serbs are using their air-defense system as a quasi guerrilla force to capture the attention and distract the focus of NATO...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Military: How We Fight | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

Today's children--born into disposable diapers, weaned on throwaway juice boxes and spoon-fed from single-serving snack cups--are avid consumers of the culture of convenience. But theirs is also the first generation to learn the three Rs of environmentalism (reduce, recycle, reuse), right along with the more traditional Rs of grade school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Generation of Heroes for the Planet | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

After holding down positions in other people's bands, Falkner became fed up with the burdens of bandmates and the record business. The only solution: Falkner set off on his own to capture his personal music vision. "It's hard enough to get the noises in my head out on tape by myself," relates Falkner. "Imagine throwing in a few conflicting personalities. It's impossible, and I'm not interested in compromising it. I'm just interested in trying to express my soul as clearly as possible." Jason's soul was on full display Sunday night at the Middle East...

Author: By R. ADAM Lauridsen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: rock star unknown | 4/23/1999 | See Source »

...romp about two best friends growing up in Germany who just want to have a good time despite the Nazi occupation? Well, have I got a gem for you. Just take the boyish athletic body of Robert Sean Leonard and replace it with the beerstein physique of a well-fed middle-aged man. Exchange the faceless Gestapo brutes for a surprisingly mild-mannered Herr General. Toss The Duke's sassy “It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing" in favor of "Veronica, The Girl Who Gathers Asparagus in the Springtime...

Author: By Annalise Nelson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Harmonists | 4/23/1999 | See Source »

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