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Dates: during 1990-1999
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For those who search for precedent, Harvard has been very clear and consistent in its evaluation of this troubled period in our national past. It was Harvard President Edward Everett who, along with President Lincoln, eulogized the fallen Union soldiers at Gettysburg. Memorial Hall was built not simply to commemorate...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: Is Lincoln's Spirit Dead? | 1/19/1996 | See Source »

Ultimately, the intimacy of the Loeb Ex space makes for colored girls attractive and successful. The production retains the closeness of a poetry reading but contains the power of an Ibsen tragedy. The quality of this production gives hope for a similar production of other poetry-cycles such as Rita...

Author: By Roland Tan, | Title: for colored girls Shines On Stripped-Down Stage | 1/17/1996 | See Source »

WASHINGTON, D.C. A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the sexual harassment suit against President Clinton should not be delayed further. Clinton's lawyer in the suit, Robert Bennett, has argued that the case filed by former Arkansas employee Paula Jones should be put off until the President leaves office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Court Says Clinton Harassment Suit Should Proceed | 1/9/1996 | See Source »

Unfortunately, a recent libel case brought against Prodigy in the New York State Supreme Court resulted in a ruling that the on-line service was responsible for a comment posted by an anonymous user. Part of the rationale for the decision was that Prodigy does do some monitoring of its...

Author: By David H. Goldbrenner, | Title: Censorship in the Most Dynamic Forum | 12/18/1995 | See Source »

In refusing the subpoena, Clinton's lawyers also expressed their view that the meeting notes were protected by "executive privilege," a legal argument first advanced, unsuccessfully, by President Nixon during the congressional Watergate investigation. Executive privilege argues that releasing the information would interfere with the ability of a president to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENT'S PREROGATIVE | 12/13/1995 | See Source »

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