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...This is a frightening fact--that the push for racial integration is not a goal of a political leader. That this unconstitutional mindframe can appeal to a portion of the populace bears testimony to the erosion of America's social values. Where are the counter-attacks to his monstrous assertions...

Author: By Erica S. Schacter, PERSPECTIVES | Title: A Demagogue Is Born | 2/27/1996 | See Source »

...capabilities, and could distract it from Sun's own successful business. Even if Sun could figure out how to solve the short-term problems, it would inherit all the bigger conundrums that have bedeviled Apple for most of its brilliant, exasperating life. So the bet for Sun is monstrous: acquiring Apple could destroy either or both companies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: APPLE OF SUN'S EYE | 2/5/1996 | See Source »

...idea is straightforward. Instead of buying bigger and bigger hard drives to store programs that seem to grow more monstrous with every upgrade, why not let the Internet be your hard drive? The World Wide Web contains more data than you'll ever use. Java, in theory, can retrieve all the software you need when you need it. All your computer really has to have is a fast processor, a good Internet connection and a few built-in programs to handle E-mail and word processing. If the price is right, predicts Larry Ellison, chairman of software giant Oracle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOW CHEAP CAN COMPUTERS GET? | 1/22/1996 | See Source »

...building busy with the early-morning comings and goings of innocent people? Federal investigators and journalists quickly began digging into McVeigh's past, looking for pieces of the appalling Oklahoma City puzzle. Not surprisingly, the fragments did not fit together in a way that would convincingly explain a monstrous deed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEADLINERS: TIMOTHY MCVEIGH | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

...commend White for bringing the monstrous regime in Nigeria into the public eye. Nigeria is going through the worst time in its history. Will strongman Sabi Abacha become another Idi Amin? The answer is yes, if he is allowed to continue in power. The evil called Abacha will eventually go, but the fear is that there are too few good men among Nigeria's political elite. They have turned themselves into a low-priced commodity that can be bought at cut rates. ADEKUNLE AJISEBUTU Fredericton, New Brunswick

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 21, 1995 | 8/21/1995 | See Source »

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