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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...southeast Asian sweatshop. They're Americans, like us. Now our moment of fleeting pity escalates into a moment of fleeting concern. Americans they may be, we comfort ourselves, but they probably work in some forsaken Pennsylvania factory and wear shirts with their names embroidered in cursive above the breast pocket. But the defense mechanisms that protect us from the moral tentacles of empathy are foiled yet again. The men and women being axed are not blue collar. Actually, they're wearing white shirts and ties and might even have a cellular phone tucked in the glovebox of their Ford Taurus...

Author: By Gabriel B. Eber, | Title: Beneath the Denim Tree | 3/1/1997 | See Source »

...sheet on the schnauzer is that it dates back to the 15th century. Rembrandt painted them, and barons employed packs of schnauzers to patrol the castle and catch rats, which explains why Holloway carries around a furry little squeaky toy in his pocket. Sometimes called the dog with the human brain, the standard schnauzer is not to be confused with his toy and giant cousins. Pa's history dates back to Italy, where he was bred by Gabrio Del Torre, who saw the dog's potential and shipped him to the best schnauzer handler he could find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPORT: A DOG HAS HIS DAY | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

Standing in front of the lectern, with his shirtsleeves rolled up and one hand in his pocket, Feiner conducted a wry question and answer session throughout his address...

Author: By Elisheva A. Lambert, | Title: Brew Moon Founder Shares Secrets | 2/20/1997 | See Source »

...another display of Simpsonesque criminal trial procedure now in vogue, the latest version of the Crown Heights trial came packaged along with its very own variation on the police conspiracy them--apparently the defense argued that an investigating police officer put the bloody murder weapon into his pocket...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, | Title: Surveying Crown Heights | 2/12/1997 | See Source »

...Taiwanese native came to the United States in 1968 with $300 in his pocket. After studying mechanical engineering at Boston University and working for several years in a repair shop, Ko bought Cambridge Nissan...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, | Title: Franchise Owner Takes Nissan to Court | 2/5/1997 | See Source »

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