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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Hopefully, Kelly's request for troops will shake America out of its stupor. The shocking idea that we might need federal troops to patrol our cities should awaken us to the constant abuse of citizens' fundamental right to safety. And if the idea of the National Guard in D.C. is frightening, that's all the more reason to cut the flow of guns...

Author: By David L. Bosco, | Title: Fundamental Rights | 11/3/1993 | See Source »

...roll your eyes and shake your head as if to say, Perry, Perry, Perry, turn to page...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In the Groovy Train | 10/21/1993 | See Source »

...between Cambridge Trust and Au Bon Pain, all swathes of solid colors and square block fonts, the kiosk is a beacon to Harvard Square's newest arena of consumption, "The Shops at Harvard Yard." And while to most it may seem faintly amusing, worthy only of only a regretful shake of the head on the way to the Yard, this behemoth begs our attention...

Author: By Christopher Capozzola, | Title: Down with The Shops: A Manifesto | 10/8/1993 | See Source »

...this story believable? Prosecutor Pamela Bozanich accuses Lyle of tear- jerking hamminess. "The level of ((Lyle's)) acting," she once remarked, "has fallen from Laurence Olivier to Sylvester Stallone." But she has been unable to shake his story much despite a pounding cross-examination. At one point, she asked why the brothers had not told the police of their fears that they would be killed. Lyle said, "We discussed: Would the police side with us, believe us?" Their conclusion: no, but "filing charges would definitely have put us in a position to be killed" by a still more outraged father...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sons and Murderers | 10/4/1993 | See Source »

Arafat to Rabin: Shake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Digest September 12-18 | 9/27/1993 | See Source »

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