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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nesson that an Ad Board meeting would have focused on the "wrong side" of the issue, emphasizing First Amendment rights to free expression instead of responsibility and restraint in journalism...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Law Professor Drops Charges Against Fenno | 2/28/1997 | See Source »

...enacted to secure the freedom and agency of black Americans. After 1877, the New South planted fields of cotton drenched in the blood of black men savagely murdered by lynch mobs that contained town sheriffs, in much the same way inner-city police continue to murder African-Americans without restraint, remorse or reproach...

Author: By Joshua D. Bloodworth, | Title: A More Perfect Union | 2/27/1997 | See Source »

...lied, an intimate genre for solo voice and piano, does not always survive orchestration. The two songs that Brahms transcribed, "Memnon" and "An Schwager Kronos," not surprisingly, were very successful. But Kurt Gillman's "Du Bist Die Ruh" and Felix Mottl's "Standchen" invited exuberance and high volume where restraint and calm would have better served the lilting melodies...

Author: By Matthew A. Carter, | Title: Cleveland Orchestra Makes Triumphant Visit | 2/6/1997 | See Source »

Indeed, Chewbacca is a cluster of enigmas: Why isn't he off at his end of the galaxy looking for a mate? Has he been sold into slavery? Is that metal strap a fashion statement? A restraint device? Does he really enjoy interstellar space travel? Is it just a way to pay the bills...

Author: By Dan. S. Aibel, | Title: BEING CHEWBACCA | 2/1/1997 | See Source »

...give up Slobo." Members of the opposition voiced their concern that the pro-government rally was a ploy by Milosevic's Socialist Party to spark a violent confrontation and give them an excuse for cracking down on opposition demonstrators. Opposition leader Zoran Djindjic urged his followers to exercise restraint: "We are stronger, and there is no reason to use force against them. That is exactly what Milosevic wants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bloody Clash In Belgrade | 12/24/1996 | See Source »

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