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The source of dissent stems from opposition in Congress, primarily from Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Jesse Helms (R-NC), the powerful chair of the Foreign Relations Committee. If the United States does not ratify the treaty before it goes into effect, it will forfeit the opportunity to become...

Author: By Michael M. Rosen, | Title: Ratify the Convention Now! | 4/14/1997 | See Source »

The football players on the Washington team are predominantly African-American. Washington, D.C. is predominantly African-American. Its city council is predominantly African-American. Yet, change the team's name to the Washington Darkies and just sit back and watch the riots flare up. Everyone from Jesse Jackson to Louis...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: The Name Game | 4/12/1997 | See Source »

Which explains the Speaker's conspicuous conversion from flamethrower to peacemaker, part of a five-month plan that his closest and most controversial adviser, Joe Gaylord, prepared for him in January. Since then Gingrich has courted moderates, Democrats and even the White House. At the State of the Union Address...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWT IN THE CROSSHAIRS | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

But Dougal testified that Ronald Stafford told him the three men had planned the abduction for two weeks because they suspected abuse on the part of the girls' father. The father, Jesse Hainer, said he had known Stafford for more than a year but later told him to keep away...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Senior Helps FBI Nab Suspects In Michigan Kidnapping Case | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

You can hardly imagine contemporary black sports superstars taking an equally brave stand on a divisive moral issue. Most are far too concerned with raking in endorsement dollars to risk any controversy. In 1990 Michael Jordan, who occupies the psychological spot that Robinson pioneered as the dominant black athlete of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JACKIE ROBINSON: STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

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