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Nonetheless, I tried to make it clear to my comrades from the outset that there were some positive aspects to the Minsk agreement. If you compare the economic part of the union treaty with the agreement, you'll see they're identical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Want to Stay the Course | 12/23/1991 | See Source »

...baby boomers' End of Childhood? Or that Americans have enshrined it as official tragedy, a title that confers immunity from profane revisionists who would reopen the grave? Are artists and moviemakers by such logic enjoined from stories about the Holocaust? The Holocaust, of course, is known from the outset to be a satanic plot. For some reason -- a native individualism, maybe -- many Americans resist dark theories about J.F.K.'s death, and think those retailing them are peddling foreign, anarchist goods. Real Americans hate conspiracies as something unclean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Artists Distort History | 12/23/1991 | See Source »

Harvard was faced with disadvantages from the outset. Providence players have been practicing since early fall, while many Crimson players only have recently laced their skates after completing field hockey and soccer seasons...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, | Title: Providence Sends ECAC Message, Beats Icewomen, 5-1 | 12/5/1991 | See Source »

Though Japan's military leaders had decided on war, they had not yet agreed to a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Yamamoto was adamant: "Japan must deal the U.S. Navy a fatal blow at the outset of the war. It is the only way she can fight with any reasonable prospect of success." But war games suggested that an attacking fleet would be spotted and badly mauled. As late as October, Yamamoto learned that the staff admirals, determined to concentrate on the drive into Southeast Asia, wanted to take away two or three of his six carriers. The First...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Day of Infamy | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

Harvard finished the game strongly, confidently controlling the ball and executing crisp passes, just as the Terriers had done from the outset. It took the Crimson some time to adjust to Nickerson Field's artificial turf, but Harvard refused to use the field as an excuse...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, | Title: Terriers Blank Stickwomen, 3-0 | 11/15/1991 | See Source »

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