Word: reed
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...should I raise my children? Is it enough to extol the virtues of Thomas Jefferson, Willa Cather and Lou Reed? Or should I learn Spanish and make sure they do, too? Will they feel culturally deficient if all they know is America the brave? I feel pressured to take advantage of my opportunities at Harvard and learn about more ethnicities...
...investigators suspect, may be linked to Haney's securing a highly unusual agreement committing the Federal Communications Commission to a long-term lease at the Portals. The deal came after years of squabbling in the courts and Congress. Investigators say Knight, who is a friend of FCC chairman Reed Hundt, billed the $1 million in January 1996, the same month the agreement was signed, though the check came in April. Knight is scheduled to testify this week before the House Commerce Committee about several of his lobbying efforts for clients who also donated to the Democratic Party; Haney gave more...
...real reasons behind Kennedy's choice? Our book reveals he had an ace in his hand: U.S. technology had provided a way of locating the Soviet ballistic-missile and attack submarines. We believe Kennedy boldly used this knowledge to convince Khrushchev that he should back down. WILLIAM J. REED Puerto Vallarta, Mexico...
...chip to filter out video violence and sex. Still unclear is what Net broadcasts could be affected. The idea alarms free-speech advocates, who wonder why Americans need a Net-nanny. "What you get is a devolution of the First Amendment," argues lawyer Bob Corn-Revere. FCC chairman REED HUNDT says the high-tech industry can "be part of the process" as the agency sets rules. There's a low-tech alternative: the off switch...
...Reed Hundt had it wired. As chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he was a prime architect of deregulation, which was going to bring competition to the phone business the likes of which had never been seen. Trouble is, it hasn't been seen, leaving Hundt fuming about telephone-company attorneys. "Shakespeare had it right," says lawyer Hundt. "First thing, kill the lawyers...