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Dates: during 1980-1989
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We have changed the atmosphere, and thus we are changing the weather. By changing the weather, we make every spot on earth man-made and artificial. We have deprived nature of its independence, and that is fatal to its meaning. Nature's independence is its meaning; without it there is...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Predicting an End to the 'Sweet and Wild Garden' | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

RICO, put on the books in 1970, was aimed at organized crime--more specifically at Italian crime families known as the Mafia. Prosecutors were troubled that mobsters could keep running their businesses during criminal trials and even after convictions. Congress responded by passing powerful legislation permitting the seizure of "enterprises...

Author: By Joshua A. Gerstein, | Title: Reining in RICO Before It's Too Late | 10/21/1989 | See Source »

What happens if the Vikes don't win the Super Bowl this year? Walker will be a free agent in 1990, meaning that Minnesota will have to pay him more money to stay. Sounds like good business to me.

Author: By Julio R. Varela, WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: The Quake and the World Series: Baseball Takes Back Seat to Safety | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

I'll be honest. I laughed. And I don't believe that a single Crimson Key member can be fairly accused of believing in sexist stereotypes. But the same jokes which are funny at Crimson Key get-togethers around a VCR take on new meaning in the context of orientation...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: When a Joke Is No Joke | 10/18/1989 | See Source »

No one is rushing in to assume the financial burden. "Everyone is playing duck and cover while trying to shield themselves from the costs," observes Ronald Brunk of AIDS Benefits Counselors in San Francisco. This year federal and state programs will pay 40% of the bill, with private insurers taking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Who Should Foot the AIDS Bill? | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

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