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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...installation near Cape Kennedy in Florida and another outside Washington, are still sitting in packing crates, victims of a bitter contract dispute between the agency and the manufacturer, Unisys. Meanwhile, virtually every other part of the modernization program is either over budget, technically flawed or facing stiff opposition in Washington. The program could cost up to $1 billion more than originally estimated and is not likely to be completed until 1998, several years later than planned. In the meantime, the agency is forced to rely on outdated equipment that is deteriorating so rapidly it could leave large sections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Forecasts Are Getting Cloudier | 7/1/1991 | See Source »

...only as an adult and that as a nymph has been compared to a dark freckle. Where you are looking is behind the knees, in pubic and scalp hair, under watchbands, in armpits. Yes, you need a partner for this, and perhaps, if you are no longer 25, a stiff drink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life In The Age Of Lyme | 6/24/1991 | See Source »

Tsongas and Dukakis keep a friendly distance. After Dukakis appointed him chairman of the state board of regents, Tsongas publicly criticized the Governor's education cuts. Dukakis was startled. The two men are mostly unalike. Tsongas has an easy sense of humor and is far less stiff around people. His ready quips are regularly turned on himself. Often he tells audiences he is thinking of becoming a Swede. Tsongas rarely holds grudges. When staffers urge him to retaliate against renegers, he usually waves them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Democrats: It's Tsongas -- With a T | 6/24/1991 | See Source »

...either the universal availability that decency demands or the cost control that sanity requires. That's why even the conservative Heritage Foundation -- in an intriguing reform proposal billed as "market oriented" -- endorses a thinly disguised tax increase on the affluent, massive new government handouts to lower-income families and stiff new regulations on everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: For Better Care Try Snob Appeal | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

...Errols: Todd Fletcher's through-composed senior thesis boasted beautiful musical compositions and masterful vocals from Alexis Toomer and Charlie Cardillo. Although Anna Banks and Cinque Hicks provided lively choreography for the Fourth of July sequence, most of the show's blocking seemed extremely stiff and Fletcher's plot was merely skeletal. In addition, he choose to sidestep controversial racial commentary by focusing on individual relationships. Despite these flaws, The Errols remained a significant triumph for this talented student...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Year's Five Best Plays | 5/24/1991 | See Source »

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