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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Jackson contends that seeing the potential for redemption even in a despot is a preacher's duty. His one-on-one chat with Milosevic must have sounded like a pastoral counseling session. "You're angry, perhaps hurt, recycling your pain," Jackson says he told the Serbian leader, adding, "Champions have to play through their pain. You have to see the power of a diplomatic bridge, not a bloody war." He insists that he stressed that Milosevic must withdraw his forces from Kosovo and agree to an international peacekeeping force and repatriation of refugees, as NATO demands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Trouble with Jesse Jackson | 5/17/1999 | See Source »

...There is a moment of calm. The panhandler, the impromptu preacher, the line-dwellers, we all wait for an outbreak of generosity, for people to delve into their pockets and shovel over hoards of change. It is not to be. I make the preacher a proposition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Editor's Note: Fame in the Name | 4/29/1999 | See Source »

There is a moment of clam. The panhandler, the impromptu preacher, the line-dwellers, we all wait for an outbreak of generosity, for people to delve into their pockets and shovel over hoards of change. It is not to be. I make the preacher a proposition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOURS3 WE 5:00 A.M. | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

...from the infectious hooks of the opening "Hasta Luego Mi Hermano" to the delicate vocals of Moonbeam floating over the Latin beat of "El Regalo De Amor." True, Sunshine's spoken-word in "Holler," the odd choice for a first single, is overly pretentious--he sounds like a gospel preacher gone New Age in proclamations like "we must rise to embrace our destiny." But other than that, Bryant Street never lets up, sounding like a recording of the killer DJ set that blew your mind and took your legs out with...

Author: By By DARYL Sng, | Title: Album Review: Bryant Street by Dubtribe Sound System | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

...from the infectious hooks of the opening "Hasta Luego Mi Hermano" to the delicate vocals of Moonbeam floating over the Latin beat of "El Regalo De Amor." True, Sunshine's spoken-word in "Holler," the odd choice for a first single, is overly pretentious--he sounds like a gospel preacher gone New Age in proclamations like "we must rise to embrace our destiny." But other than that, Bryant Street never lets up, sounding like a recording of the killer DJ set that blew your mind and took your legs out with it. Daryl...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dubtribe Sound System Bryant Street Jive Electo | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

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