Word: protesters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...real appeal of "The X-Files" is so much more than witty banter or sex appeal or impressive camerawork. However strongly I may protest that I'm not a science fiction junkie, the real crux of why I'm so enamoured with the show has to do with its content. The paranormal, the paranoia, the occasional fairytale--these are light-years away from the kind of hectic, non-stop existence that often seems like one big energy suck. Call it a substitute for all those dreams and nightmares that I'm just not having because I simply...
...over 100 squatters illegally set up camp on Vieques beaches in Navy-controlled territory to protest the Navy's presence...
...Sharpton, typically, attempted to dodge responsibility. He claimed to have no connection to the protests, though he had been caught on videotape leading a protest on Dec. 2, only six days before the fatal arson. Then Sharpton maintained that "we never said we were going after whites or Jews." Unfortunately for Sharpton, his "white interloper" speech had similarly been caught on tape...
...evidence that cannibalism, a horror of history, has been widely practiced among many past populations and in the present era for reasons of war, traditional rituals, famine and possibly, at times, convenience or even preference. So why knock Neanderthals for gnawing neighbors? If a Neanderthal could comment, he might protest, "Hey, we're only human!" KATHRINE E. BOBICK Lake Katrine...
...when Smiley delivered a blistering commentary about a memo from the Katz Radio Group, a New York City-based ad-sales firm, advising clients to forgo buying spots on minority-oriented radio stations because "advertisers should want prospects, not suspects." Within days, Joyner's fans had heaped so much protest on Katz that its president came on the show and promised to double its billings for black radio stations. Next, Joyner and Smiley compiled a list of companies that get millions of dollars from black customers and started pressuring them to buy more ads in black media. (The beneficiaries would...