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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...notion that it's selling soul. These days everyone from suburban mall kids to pseudo-intellectuals on campus are buying rock records and going to concerts seeking a genuine emotional experience when what they are really receiving is one that's once removed. Rock 'n roll these days is similar to the concept behind stonewashed jeans (the most trite and absurd and tacky of recent fashion statements). It's a way for people to buy a look of wear and tear, to look like they've been places, to appear raw and experienced when in fact they're living sheltered...
...highly visible Hispanic American, Cavazos seemed tailor-made to help Republican presidential nominee George Bush woo the Hispanic vote in the candidate's electorally rich adopted home state. Last week, when President-elect Bush announced that he would retain Cavazos as head of the department, some educators made similar remarks. "It was an easy decision for Bush," says Donna Shalala, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. "He had a qualified person in place who was a minority...
...have become constricted, surgery can sometimes restore blood flow. In one operation, called an endarterectomy, the blood vessel is opened and scraped clean. Doctors also bypass blockages by grafting sections of an abdominal artery around narrowed branches of the iliac artery that lead to the penis. This operation is similar to the one done on clogged coronary arteries, but does not have as high a success rate. Vascular surgeon Ralph DePalma of Washington thinks that vessels to the penis are more fragile because they are subjected to sudden surges in blood pressure...
...initiative declaring English the official language. Until recently language, which has sparked wars and altered national boundaries abroad, was not a political issue in this country. Now a growing number of Americans seem to feel their mother tongue needs protection. Voters in Florida, Arizona and Colorado have approved similar initiatives, bringing to 17 the number of states with such laws...
What most annoys Shultz's critics is his conviction that he alone knows how to persuade the Israelis to cooperate with American efforts in the region. Last spring Shultz waged a similar single-handed campaign on behalf of a memorandum of agreement that strengthened Israel's unique military and economic ties to the U.S. He resisted suggestions that the U.S. should use the memorandum negotiations to persuade Israel to moderate its strong-arm tactics against the Palestinian intifadeh...