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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Before Tobon began his work, mules who died were usually buried in potter's field, the city's burial ground for the unknown. As a rule they carry false papers, know no one at their destination and live in terrifying isolation. The lure: up to $5,000 a trip. "They are not bad people," says Tobon. "They are just desperate. In the papers of Colombia, the drug lords advertise for and take only good people who are likely to pass through customs without problems. They come because they are poor and have no choice. They are not responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DON ORLANDO: UNDERTAKER FOR THE MULES | 8/18/1997 | See Source »

...cool. A restaurant critic who nibbles at life as if it were a dubious meal, Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) has, shall we say, neglected her emotional growth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: WEDDING BELLE BLUES | 6/23/1997 | See Source »

...Justice Potter Stewart said about pornography, I know it when I see it," Bok says...

Author: By Andrew S. Chang, | Title: Grade Inflation Becomes an Educational Fact of College Life | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...route to the Potter Trophy awarded to the National Nine-Man Team Champion, Harvard encountered a tough opponent in Trinity College...

Author: By Karun F. Grossman, | Title: Squash Teams Win Another Two Titles | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

According to Potter, Kanwisher's research in vision coincides with MIT's long-standing interest in this area. "She has done very high-quality work in a field full of not very good work," Potter said...

Author: By James L. Chen, | Title: Psychology Professor to Leave Harvard for MIT | 3/1/1997 | See Source »

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