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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Industry is finding it ever harder to compete with Europe and the Far West. And without anything real to support it, the university system is falling apart from lack of funds--Robyn can't even get a permanent job...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: When University Meets Factory | 8/18/1989 | See Source »

...that summer, Democrats feared criticizing Jackson almost as much as they feared what Jackson would do next. Questions were raised concerning his statements about Jews, Martin Luther King's assassination and Louis Farrakhan. Some also asked whether Jackson, who had never held elected office, was qualified for the job. These doubts remained in the back-ground of Jackson's campaign, but the press never brought them to the front page...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Failing to Scrutinize Black Leaders | 8/15/1989 | See Source »

...cope with, or even understand; we are too small and too afraid." Let me offer this as an ideal opening sentence to any question even tangentially nudging on the Middle Ages. And now you see, having dazzled me, won me by your personal, involved, independently-minded assertion, your only job is to keep me awake. When I sleep I give...

Author: By A Grader, | Title: Grader's Reply: It's Not Really That Easy | 8/15/1989 | See Source »

Victims of the collapse included Ronald Yoder, 37, who lost his job as a crane operator when Fruehauf shuttered its Fort Wayne, Ind., trailer plant in 1987. Yoder, who is married with a 17-month-old son, now earns about a third less than the $11.47 hourly wage he was paid at Fruehauf and receives no health insurance from his present employer. Says he: "Sure, I got another job, but I can't save a dime. We wanted to have another baby, but we can't afford it. I didn't know what an LBO was until a couple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LBOS: Let's Bail Out | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

...such thing as an apolitical political appointment. The Bush Administration, which hopes to attract more black voters to the G.O.P., certainly had that goal in mind when it selected a black for the civil rights post. It has not ruled out giving Lucas a "recess appointment" to the job while Congress is out of session, which would allow him to serve until the end of 1990 without being confirmed. But if the Administration goes that route, it is sure to anger the Senate, endangering the President's future appointments and proposals. When the Senate returns after Labor Day, the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Politics And Double Standards | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

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