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...final speaker of the night was Hillaird, who focused on the discrepancies that hinder "safe" communication about race...

Author: By Adam D. Gerson, | Title: Dudley Forum Discusses Race Issues | 2/22/1996 | See Source »

...Says Clinton: "I believe that even the President ought to have a right to have a confidential conversation with his minister, his doctor, his lawyer." Republicans, however, suspect the notes may show the lawyers were planning to use confidential government information on two pending Whitewater investigations to try to hinder the probes. As the deadline neared, the White House offered a compromise, agreeing to relinquish the notes under certain conditions. But a bitterly divided Senate committee voted 10 to 8 along party lines to reject the deal and seek enforcement of the subpoena. Soon afterward, the White House signaled that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHITEWATER SHOWDOWN | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

Although most of Manson's colleagues see the necessity of studies on women, some believe that strict quotas may hinder research...

Author: By Ariel R. Frank, | Title: A New Perspective | 12/19/1995 | See Source »

...formidable obstacle posed by the script did not completely hinder director Bridger McGaw '97 respectable show. Well-cast as Wallace, Jed Silverstein gave a seasoned and (at rare moments) touching perfromance. With a mix of stand-up comic swagger and adolescent noxiousness, Silverstein breathed life into Wallace's character and kept him marvelously alive throughout. Becca Lowenhaupt is memorable as the wise, heavily-accented Jewish grandmother, a stereotype people never seem to grow tired...

Author: By Fabian Giraldo, | Title: McGaw Saves 'Wallace' | 11/9/1995 | See Source »

...indicators of how little the Civil Rights movement has achieved in changing our attitudes about one another. To listen to Louis Farrakhan is to hear the use of the words "the white man" when referring to the rest of America. So-called "leaders" like Farrakhan only hinder efforts to bridge the perceived chasm among the races...

Author: By Marriah Star, | Title: A Lack of Common Ground | 10/25/1995 | See Source »

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