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...that has been a notorious flash point for tensions. Authorities did not take seriously the threat of settler mayhem, although warning signs were plentiful. And many were asking whether the security forces overreacted in the aftermath of the massacre. Before it is even completed, the inquiry is raising the specter of high-level resignations...
Both ads play on the credibility of the successful middle-aged yuppies who have no more pressing concerns than the specter of bad coffee or bad regulation. Says Adweek's Barbara Lippert: "Harry and Louise are the perfect 'muppies,' with a plumped, overstuffed existence, telling other people that if they make similarly smart choices they too can have a beautiful life." Oddly enough, the admakers have no concern for the annoyance some viewers might feel at the sight of this self-satisfied couple who pay their bills on time and floss every day. Lippert says it doesn't matter...
Harding's wobbles dispel the specter of a gold-medaled felon...
...specter of genocide still hangs over the country...
...first things first. MacKinnon's supposition is that pornography is a dangerous specter that is abusing women and must be censored. In the United States the idea has yet to defeat the First Amendment in head-to-head competition, but MacKinnon Assisted in writing the brief which led to the Canadian Supreme Court decision that pornographic material can be banned because of its "negative impact on the individual's sense of self-worth...