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...Bush Administration decides to rob Peter to pay Paul for its infant- mortality program, the clinic could suffer decreased funding. Any cutback in the program's $130,000 annual budget could be disastrous. "We can't afford to lose what we have," says Patton. "To us, what could be more logical than saving babies? But when you put a price tag on it, it becomes something else. It becomes a political thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Virginia: Babies in the Balance | 4/8/1991 | See Source »

...crime was listed in the Cambridge Police Department's public records as "attempted murder, assault and battery with a deadly weapon with intent to rob...

Author: By Michael E. Balagur, | Title: Cabbie Shot in Central Sq. | 4/6/1991 | See Source »

...charging the Commonwealth with violating Massachusetts environmental policy standards with its designs for Scheme Z and other sections of the state's portion of the interstate highway system, said Rob J. Garrity, a CRT director. The group filed suit against the state Department of Public Works (DPW) yesterday...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Citizen Groups to Sue State | 3/22/1991 | See Source »

...Classics? It's a bunch of guys with an interest in basketball getting together and having some fun," teammate Rob Patton concurred...

Author: By Ara B. Gershengorn, | Title: Harvard Hoops' Less-Pressured Alternative | 3/14/1991 | See Source »

...institution of slavery was a diabolical attempt to rob an entire race of people of its humanity, to turn human dignity into saleable chattel. Those who defend the flag as a symbol of Southern pride and hospitality miss completely the pain and offense it causes to so many. Certainly members of the Harvard community should know better...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Townsend Showed Sensitivity to Jews | 3/8/1991 | See Source »

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