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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Abortion activists should also uphold the principle of nonviolence, honor and respect the right of free speech, and refrain from techniques which are designed to intimidate or create fear, they said...

Author: By Alysson R. Ford, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Abortion Panel Seeks Common Ground | 12/4/1998 | See Source »

...scene was straight out of "Perry Mason," or at least a lesser "Matlock": Microsoft lawyer Tom Burt hectoring Sun VP (and Java creator) James Gosling and dissing the very same technology that Burt yesterday presented as a profound threat to the future of Redmond. Burt's refrain: Java is an inferior technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Says Java's a Bitter Brew | 12/3/1998 | See Source »

...many diverse elements to a song thatmany of his innovations can only be appreciated ifcarefully heard three or four times. In sharpcontrast, on the very next track, "Build itUp--Tear at Down," cyber distortion combines witha relatively slower beat tempo and a conspicuously'80s hair-rock vocal refrain. The overall effectof these seemingly unrelated and clashing soundsamples can only be understood in the context ofFatboy Slim's mixing style and amazing abilities.In lesser hands, such combinations would soundawful, but it appears that Norman Cook can makeanything sound good...

Author: By Chris R. Blazeiewski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Right About Now, Phat Pickings | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...short, Mansfield is not Dinesh D'Souza, and this is not 1992. Discussions of multiculturalism or perceived liberal bias at Harvard are useful. But critics should choose their topics more carefully, and refrain from misapplying outdated and contentious labels...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mansfield Strikes Again | 10/27/1998 | See Source »

...short, Mansfield is not Dinesh D'Souza, and this is not 1992. Discussions of multiculturalism or perceived liberal bias at Harvard are useful. But critics should choose their topics more carefully, and refrain from misapplying outdated and contentious labels...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Staff | 10/27/1998 | See Source »

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