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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wake of the Supreme Court's Rust v. Sullivan decision, Congress will again discuss abortion. But this time, in their effort to pass legislation to overrule the Court's decision, liberals should steal the thunder of their righteous opposition. In addition to stressing the consequences for women, pro-choice representatives should emphasize that allowing Rust to stand unchallenged will contribute to the deaths of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of children each year...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Conservatives' Abortion Wrongs | 6/4/1991 | See Source »

...least themes. A store selling Christmas trinkets is called Christmas World. There are Bargain World, Flea World, Bedroom Land and Waterbedroom Land. At the Medieval Times restaurant, patrons can eat roas meat with their hands and watch knights in armor joust on horseback. At the Arabian Nights, sheiks steal gossamer-clad princesses during dinner shows. Orange County's most famous golf course, the Grand Cypress resort, has reconstructed the layout of the hallowed Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. The Florida Peabody Hotel copies a ritual of the original Peabody in Memphis: every day at the appointed hour, mallard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Orlando, Florida: Fantasy's Reality | 5/27/1991 | See Source »

...them dismissed. Another lawyer, Joseph Yanny, believes the church "has so subverted justice and the judicial system that it should be barred from seeking equity in any court." He should know: Yanny represented the cult until 1987, when, he says, he was asked to help church officials steal medical records to blackmail an opposing attorney (who was allegedly beaten up instead). Since Yanny quit representing the church, he has been the target of death threats, burglaries, lawsuits and other harassment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power | 5/6/1991 | See Source »

Ultimately women cannot protect themselves from all potential circumstances in which a rape might take place--just as all of us are unable to guarantee that no one will ever break into our homes, steal our cars or physically assault...

Author: By Janet A. Viggiani, | Title: Sex: Laying Down the Law | 4/23/1991 | See Source »

...steal of the century! A one-time-only offer! Get a great deal on a Mexican phone company! Pick up a Philippine airline -- cheap! Buy a Pakistani ghee factory for a song! Hurry, hurry, hurry for unbeatable bargains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Global Fire Sale | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

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