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...government-sponsored project several years and billions of dollars from completion. But Newsweek has called the project "the biggest porkbarrel project in history," and several members of Congress are solidly against it. And even if funding is continued, the 50-mile wide apparatus will only increase attainable energy 20-fold...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: String Theorists Hunt for the `Theory of Everything' | 10/19/1990 | See Source »

...brothers and sisters have left the fold," Clapprood said in an almost preaching tone. For those voters who recently abandonded the Democratic party, Clapprood had bitter words...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Clapprood, Celluci to Vie For Lt. Gov. | 9/19/1990 | See Source »

...accomodate any visitors who might drop by to appreciate their carefully-chosen furnishings, the two also opted for a fold-out futon...

Author: By Brett R. Huff, | Title: Amid Artsy Posters And Persian Rugs, First-Years Play And Parents Pay | 9/10/1990 | See Source »

...strengths as he ponders what move to make next. He still poses a potent military threat: he might not win on the battlefield, but he could make the contest bloody. Or he could ignite a conflagration so broad and so intense it would burn everyone. Or he could simply fold his tent, in the same pragmatic way he handed peace to Iran two weeks ago, and retire to fight another day. But for now, his best play is probably to sit tight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: Sitzkrieg in The Sand | 9/3/1990 | See Source »

...Iraq war had virtually consigned Syria to the role of regional pariah. Moscow's economic pullback from the region threatened only to deepen Syria's isolation. By honoring the U.N. embargo and casting its lot with the pan-Arab force, Syria aims to reintegrate into the Arab and international fold. President Hafez Assad has not taken a front role in the current drama, but he did issue an early condemnation of Iraq's action, warning that if other nations pursued a similar course, "the world would resemble a jungle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: Me And My Brother Against My Cousin | 8/20/1990 | See Source »

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