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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Beijing and Taiwan are always baring their fangs at each other, but usually over matters of war and diplomacy, not teeth. But Wednesday saw China's government furiously denying that Taiwan owns a prime relic: one of the teeth of the Buddha...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Incisor Trading | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

...saw that race was not one of many factors. That was a lie," he said. "It was the factor...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: California Regent Defends Prop. 209 | 4/7/1998 | See Source »

...uproar caused by the regents' actionpersuaded Connerly to accept what he saw as a moreimportant task: to end affirmative action in allstate hiring and promoting...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: California Regent Defends Prop. 209 | 4/7/1998 | See Source »

...Connerly said three "historicallyunder-represented" schools saw increases in itsminority admissions rate...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: California Regent Defends Prop. 209 | 4/7/1998 | See Source »

...saw the logo on the air conditioning unit rushing up at me, and just as I realized I was terrified, the tension on the bungy flipped me over so that I was no longer looking straight down. Before I realized it, I was slowly yo-yoing up and down 75 feet above the roof, swinging back and forth under the platform. They yelled a few cheers, waited for me to stop bouncing and lowered the retrieval rope...

Author: By John F. "case" kim, | Title: Taking a Leap in Las Vegas | 4/7/1998 | See Source »

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