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Dates: during 1990-1999
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On Tuesday, the Clinton Administration said it was preparing to file a class action on behalf of the nation's 3,191 public-housing authorities. Twenty-nine cities and counties have already filed suits against the manufacturers since October of last year, seeking to recover the public costs of gun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Columbine Tapes: The Politics: Enter The Big Guns | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

A SURER CURE As horrific as it sounds, castration may be the best way to prolong the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer. A small but significant study shows that men whose cancer has spread to their lymph nodes are five times as likely to survive if they're...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Dec. 20, 1999 | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

POINTING A FINGER It's only one case, but fascinating nonetheless. A dentist who knew she was allergic to protective latex gloves noticed that the same foods she ate safely at home set off a severe allergic reaction when she ate them at a restaurant. Could it be the gloves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Dec. 20, 1999 | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

STICKER SHOCK When it comes to buying a new car, online shopping may not be the cheapest road. That's the conclusion of a new study by CNW Marketing, which found that consumers who seal the deal at such sites as autobytel.com carpoint.com and autoweb.com pay on average 6.5% more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Dec. 20, 1999 | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

"The result shows how easy it is under the aegis of democratic institutions in Russia to create a top-down pro-Kremlin party from scratch and then, with huge infusions of cash and a stunningly popular patriotic war in Chechnya, build it into a front-runner," says TIME Moscow correspondent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russian Vote Puts Putin on Presidential Track | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

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