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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...point North's activities on behalf of the contras began to worry Poindexter. Some of these covert operations were getting publicity, and North seemed unable to keep his activities under restraint. In May 1986, in a message titled "Be Cautious," Poindexter warned him that he was overreaching: "I am afraid you are letting your operational role become too public." McFarlane even suggested to Poindexter that North get out of the spotlight by going to Bethesda Naval Hospital for a disability review...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oliver North's Blank Check | 3/9/1987 | See Source »

...RESTRAINT shown by Harvard students during William Coors' recent visit to the University did not prove Harvard students' commitment to free speech. Tight security made any potential disruption of Coors' address impossible. Bags and jackets were searched by police, twenty Conservative Club marshalls stalked the hall and video cameras filmed the audience in order to intimidate would-be protesters. There is no way to know whether or not activists would have interfered with the address in the absence of these measures, but recent history suggests that they would have...

Author: By Michael E. Wall, | Title: Dissenting Opinion | 3/6/1987 | See Source »

...campus protests the Coors speech with restraint, Harvard not only will declare its opposition to racism and antiunionism, but also will prove its support for the right of every individual to speak without fear of intimidation...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: CAMPUS CRITIC | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

...population. Straight men and women in some cases do not believe it, in some cases do not want to believe it. But barring the development of a vaccine, swingers of all persuasions may sooner or later be faced with the reality of a new era of sexual caution and restraint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Chill: Fear of AIDS | 2/16/1987 | See Source »

...imports were subject to some form of government limitation. Now the total is 40% and, observes Aho, the "tendency is definitely for more." On the other hand, Claude Barfield, coordinator of trade policy at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, lauds the Administration for its continuing antiprotectionist restraint in the face of pressure to enact much more sweeping measures. The latest White House trade initiative, he points out, is a "balancing act between politics and economics. They've played this game with a fair amount of success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Socking It to Imports | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

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