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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...constitutional principle of separation of powers requires an Executive free of nearly all constraint by the other two branches of Government. So much the worse that the ruling was written by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the man Reagan had chosen for the court's top job. "I'm sure someone ((in the Administration)) is thinking the word ingratitude," says University of Virginia Law Professor A.E. Dick Howard. Asked about the ruling, Reagan only shrugged. "Nothing's changed," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Slam-Dunk Decision | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

There are, to be sure, reasons to dream. One is the burgeoning Hispanic audience: young, urban moviegoers who prefer American action-adventures to the low-budget Mexican films traditionally shown in Latino theaters. Now Hollywood is catering to this bloc by offering Spanish-subtitled prints of Rambo III and ) Red Heat, and the grosses for those theaters have sizzled. "The studios have re-evaluated their outdated perception of the 'ethnic' audience," says Columbia Pictures Executive Katherine Moore. "We now realize that Hispanics aren't a segregated group that attends only films that relate to them. They're a permanent part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Born In East L.A. | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

...major thing on the Dukakis side is that he lacks Washington experience, and I'm not sure if [first-term Florida Senator Robert Graham] has enough experience on Capitol Hill," Peterson said. "That makes some people in Washington like Lee Hamilton...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: Profs Reach No Consensus Over Potential V.P. Nominees | 7/8/1988 | See Source »

...Belmont resident Kim J. O'Neil '92, coming to Harvard was a family decision. Somewhat frustrated by the college application process, O'Neil was attracted to Harvard last fall after talking with her uncle, who is a graduate. "I wasn't really sure where I wanted to go--I had actually been turned off from Harvard for a long time, but then I applied to placate my parents. When I got in I visited some friends of my sister's and found the school a lot less intimidating...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: The Aspirations of Five Fresh Freshmen | 7/8/1988 | See Source »

...important thing is not so much that Blacks vote Republican or Democratic, but that they make sure they do not simply sit out an election. What happens when a lot of people vote? There is more speculation as to who will win. It would be much better if Blacks made both sides hustle for their votes, much in the way that politicians must now seek out the Hispanic vote...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: The Lesser of Two Evils | 7/8/1988 | See Source »

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