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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some Americans might be willing to ignore the patent absurdity of numerically ranking the nation's issues. But not many would believe Bush's contention that the debate over abortion rights, which for at least a year stood near paramount in American consciousness, suddenly dropped off the scale of national...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: A Slam-Dunk for the Democrats | 11/16/1989 | See Source »

Of course President Bok would have to guarantee personally that the Harvard Junk Bond Fund Drive would not take over any company that does business with South Africa. Otherwise, Fonda and the Protest Fund Drive would have to come and picket them.

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Funding for Fun | 11/16/1989 | See Source »

Now we know the reason why the Quakers settled in Pennsylvania over 200 hundred years ago. They certainly weren't welcome in Massachusetts and they still aren't at Harvard.

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: The Stadium is Unkind to the Quakers | 11/15/1989 | See Source »

"In retrospect, we should have taken time out and talked it over a little more," Steele said, "but I thought we were in position where we had the momentum right there."

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: The Stadium is Unkind to the Quakers | 11/15/1989 | See Source »

Reforms promised so far by Communist Party leader Egon Krenz, who took over last month from hard-liner Erich Honecker, have resulted in more questions than answers, Haussmann said in Bonn.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: West Germany Offers Aid Package to East | 11/15/1989 | See Source »

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