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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...constantly moving back and forth working on each section, and with any section you think it's the most interesting section. It's like having kids, where you're constantly fascinated by something new. But I always felt, really, that what would give the film a power was the sweep of dealing with 60 years of history...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: `Arguing the World' Shows Intellectual Side of Activism | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

...housing area was recently recognized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development as "one of the six worst projects in the nation." Boyce also notes that although the area, which draws its population largely from the African American, Puerto Rican and Dominican minority communities, underwent large-scale drug sweeps five years ago, at the time some residents alleged that sweep arrests were racially motivated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mission Hill Coordinators Find Kids Blessing, Challenge | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

...Springfield machine would not be denied, and junior outside hitter Peter Murray sealed the 17-15 victory by stuffing an attempted kill for the three-game sweep...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: M. Volleyball Revs Up Too Late | 3/12/1998 | See Source »

...addition, it was no coincidence that Bala's offensive explosion came during Harvard's first weekend sweep since the 1996-97 season...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK CHRIS BALA '01 | 3/11/1998 | See Source »

...contest in which one misstep, one deviation from the eight required elements can mean instant elimination. Nicole Bobek, 20, was out in under a minute: she hit the ice during her first triple Lutz and never recovered, taking with her the talk of a red-white-and-blue sweep. The world offered up its best--Russian siren Maria Butyrskaya, China's comeback kid Chen Lu and French wonder woman Surya Bonaly--but one competitor, Elena Sokolova, voiced what everyone knew: "It's really between Tara and Michelle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Figure Skating: Back On Top | 3/2/1998 | See Source »

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