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When it was originally passed, the Clean Water Act was seen as a major step toward cleaning up our nation. Its three goals were to create a nation of "fishable and swimmable" waters by 1983, to eliminate hazardous pollutants by 1985, and to maintain and restore critical aquatic ecosystems, including...

Author: By Raymond W. Liu, | Title: Cleaning Up Their Act | 5/16/1994 | See Source »

Clinton's alteration of George Bush's repatriation program, which he had blasted as "immoral" during the campaign, will quiet the President's critics and save Florida from a wave of unwanted immigrants. But the military thugs who rule Haiti will remain in power, and Clinton's promise to "restore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti: the Case for a Bigger Stick | 5/16/1994 | See Source »

Yet Haiti's military, emboldened by their success at turning away the shipload of American military trainers aboard the Harlan County last October, believe that the U.S. lacks the guts for a sustained occupation. "It'd be just like Somalia," says a senior Haitian officer. "Clinton will run away when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti: the Case for a Bigger Stick | 5/16/1994 | See Source »

Ever since Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign for the White House, Presidents have pledged to "restore law and order." Nixon couldn't -- and neither have his successors. Twenty-six years and 11 federal crime bills later, Americans are more worried than ever about their personal safety. The latest answer, the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest Clinton's House Rules | 5/9/1994 | See Source »

Ending several years of conflict and speculation, the Supreme Court voted 8 to 1 Tuesday against applying the Civil Rights Act of 1991 retroactively to cases , that were pending when the law was enacted. The court ruled that the law, passed by Congress to restore rights narrowed by previous Supreme...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week April 24-30 | 5/9/1994 | See Source »

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