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Dates: during 1990-1999
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But for how long? The moves continued a pattern aptly dubbed "cheating and retreating." On one occasion after another -- most notably when inspectors were trying to get into suspected nuclear-bombmaking sites -- Saddam has defied U.N. restrictions on his activities only to pull back just enough, and just in time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cheat And Retreat, for The Umpteenth Time | 1/18/1993 | See Source »

On the Coop's third floor, I find a stacked wallful of Levis jeans. These jeans cost $36 to $45. The price may not be right, but smartly organized shelves make for easy shopping. Also, prices are reduced on occasion.

Author: By Geoffrey J. Hoffman, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Bargain Hunting's Knight Errant | 1/13/1993 | See Source »

It's time to wake up and smell the eggnog. We're celebrating Christmas. And for all practical purposes, it's a secular occasion, even though it does commemorate the birth of Jesus. In case anyone didn't notice, it's a national holiday. And the fat white guy with...

Author: By Eric R. Columbus, | Title: My Santa's No Secret | 12/11/1992 | See Source »

The novel is what one would expect from a man as prodigiously gifted as Barnes, a man whose felicitous turn of phrase, diverse themes and omnivorous curiosity occasion universal admiration in circles literary and otherwise. There are few contemporary writers who have attempted to tackle such disparate topics and with...

Author: By Lorraine Lezama, | Title: The Parrot and the Porcupine | 12/10/1992 | See Source »

But, having seriously distorted my argument, I can understand her reluctance to get in contact. Needless to say, my aim was not to "justify racist comments." Only the lunatic fringe finds racism justifiable. The ideological war at the Harvard Law School merits serious debate; it would be nice if, for...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Justifiable Racism | 12/4/1992 | See Source »

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