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This analysis in no way diminishes the gravity or the enormity of the charges of sexual harassment, an odious phenomenon which has long been a curse, particularly to the American community of color. The abuse of Black women by white men throughout American history, is a fact well attested to. That such things occur between Black men and Black women as well makes it no less acceptable or agreeable...

Author: By Peter J. Gomes, | Title: Dirty Little Secrets | 10/19/1991 | See Source »

...deftly exploits the politics of roots and resentment. He is the son of a Slovene immigrant mother who died young and an Iowan coal miner who never got to high school. In attacking the patrician President he keenly dislikes, Harkin can make the incumbent's very name sound odious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidential Candidates Always Attack, Never Defend | 9/23/1991 | See Source »

...face of it, bringing Noriega to justice seems to be an unqualifiedly good idea. Who wouldn't applaud the downfall of an odious dictator and the return of Panamanian democracy after 21 years of military rule? Unfortunately, things are not that simple. From Noriega's seizure in Panama to his long incarceration without bail, the U.S. government's relentless pursuit of the general has been a cause for concern to civil libertarians and constitutional experts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War on Drugs: Day of Reckoning | 8/26/1991 | See Source »

...said Hillel chose "not to see the more important goal" of combating the racism embodied in the display of Confederate flags. She further claimed that "Hillel and other members of the Jewish community...have chosen not to unite with other communities to eliminate the displays of such racist and odious symbols...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Don't Blame Hillel | 3/13/1991 | See Source »

This has always been our position, and as for the accusation that "Hillel and other members of the Jewish community...have chosen not to unite with other communities to eliminate the displays of such racist and odious symbols," nothing could be further from the truth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hillel and BSA Have Led the Fight | 3/8/1991 | See Source »

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