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...tribes or vast families, rather than chief executives of the machinery of government. Politics very often pits clan against clan, all the way from Machiavellian patriarchs to the wives and daughters, whose chief duty is still procreation and the maintenance of the tribe's hearth. When chaos and violence rob a family of vigorous male representation, its senior women then pursue the clan's goals, much as queen regents or princesses of the blood would do in monarchies. As extensions of their high-born families, the women are allowed to domesticate crises and restore order to the national "home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All in The Family | 11/8/1990 | See Source »

...succession of gags and goofs surrounding birthdays and family outings is tepid fare compared with the truly incendiary movies viewers are making for home consumption only. The subject? Their sex lives. Propping their camcorders and dropping their inhibitions, more and more couples are videotaping their closest encounters. Rob Lowe, it seems, is not alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Sex Lives and Videotape | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

...were disappointed," said Harvard men's Captain Rob Benjamin. "We wanted...

Author: By Sean Becker, | Title: Evil Elis Claim H-Y-P Summit on the Run | 10/20/1990 | See Source »

...Rob Failla was slowed by seven stitches in his leg, the result of an injury incurred at the Greater Boston Championships two weeks ago. Failla, usually a high finisher, was only the 11th-best Harvard runner yesterday...

Author: By Sean Becker, | Title: Evil Elis Claim H-Y-P Summit on the Run | 10/20/1990 | See Source »

...secondary schoools not only in Massachusetts but also in states with which Massachusetts has reciprocity. Students fulfill a specific academic concentration while taking UTEP classes, which fulfill elective requirements. Entrance to the program requires an interview and approval by the UTEP Admissions Committee, and inquiries should be directed to Rob Traver, the program administrator...

Author: By Betty Salese, | Title: TEACHING...IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS | 10/19/1990 | See Source »

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