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"I hear people say that we must not let our party be dominated by the narrow agendas of special-interest groups ... But when the critics get around to naming the groups whose agendas they object to, they usually name blacks, teachers, women and unions. And never mention oil interests, the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stand on Principles | 12/24/1984 | See Source »

The furor, if you remember, centered on the playwright's objection--based on third-hand reports--to the ART's change of locale from a bare room to a subway tunnel, the use of incidental music by Philip Glass, the large puddle at stage center, and what Beckett's agent...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: A Beleaguered Beckett? | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

The second objection, voiced by one student member of the Committee on Undergraduate Education, over what he would fashion an increase in subjectivity in the Guide, is not well taken. The trend, over a number of years, to include more open questions and decrease the number of "rate the reading...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Salutary Subjectivity | 12/12/1984 | See Source »

The problem goes back to 1981, when Japan joined Norway and the Soviet Union, the only other nations that hunt significant numbers of whales, in filing an objection to the killing ban. For three years the Japanese whaling industry, which employs more than 50,000 people, has been pleading with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Stirring Up a Whale of a Storm | 12/3/1984 | See Source »

During the debate, as he has in the past, Reagan proposed "sharing" defensive technology with the Soviets. The idea is that if only one side has the ability to build such a system, the other might feel pressure to launch a surprise attack before it was fully deployed. In addition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Star Wars: Pro and Con | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

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