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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...door. Instead she went to live with relatives. Later, when she met him in the street, she simply smiled politely. As for Kabagare, he explained that the authorities had originally told him he could stay in the house, and that if they told him to leave, he would obey: "I will do what I am told...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMING HOME | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

...implying a factual omission.) I then asked her whether the Ad Board had the right to punish legal, non-academic behavior, she replied that it did. When I asked her to explain this prerogative, she said that because I was a member of the Harvard community I had to obey the rules of the Harvard community...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: More Administrative Board Follies | 11/12/1996 | See Source »

...When Obey was elected in 1969, he became the first Democrat to represent the Seventh District. He is now the ranking Democrat on the powerful Appropriations Committee. Still an outspoken liberal, he supported a single-payer healthcare system and is skeptical of balancing the budget on a fixed schedule. But if he wants to keep his seat, he'll have to beat Scott West, who gave Obey a scare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: WISCONSIN | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

West, an admissions counselor at the University of Wisconsin for the past 12 years, is running a rematch of his 1994 bid against incumbent David Obey. He's proposing vast government reforms, including audits of all government departments, limiting congressional perks and passing term limits. His opponent has been a political institution here since 1969, but West has found some chinks in his armor--he won 46% of the vote in 1994, the highest of any of Obey's challengers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: WISCONSIN | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...others said having to obey the same traffic laws as cars would slow them down. Jason T. Kral '97 said that obeying traffic laws would "take me more time to get where I'm going...

Author: By Courtney A. Coursey, | Title: Police Tighten City's Bike Laws | 11/1/1996 | See Source »

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