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Word: tasked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Anna and Larry have recently lost their roommate, Robby, a gay dancer who died in a boating accident. They are left to deal with personal grief and to grapple with the tragedy of the death of a talented artist. It becomes an even more difficult task when Robby's angry, crass brother Pale (Brian Gaspardo), continually crashes their apartment, disrupts their life and finds comfort in having sex with Anna...

Author: By Kelly A.E. Mason, | Title: Probable Rug Burns | 12/8/1989 | See Source »

...Jews 40 years ago. To call for unilateral Israeli withdrawal is simplistic. Negotiations will be complex; they must result in self-determination for Palestinians and security for Israel. The specifics of a peace treaty will make the content of many a Crimson editorial in the future. At present, the task is more basic: to pressure Israel to enter into negotiations with the P.L.O., prepared to cede land for peace...

Author: By Jonathan Springer, | Title: 593 and Counting... | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

Avriel Butovsky, of the New Jewish Agenda's Middle East Task Force and a graduate student at Harvard, said the conference's objective was for Jews and Arab-Americans to work together to change U.S. policy and influence opinion within their respective communities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Arab and Jewish Groups Talk of Common Ground | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

After spending the afternoon in small discussion groups, conference attendees joined in a larger, but relaxed, symposium. And they agreed that in order to settle their differences, members of both sides need to join together in a task force designed to educate each other about their concerns...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Arab and Jewish Groups Talk of Common Ground | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

Robert Mays of Sarasota, Fla., who reared Kimberly believing she was his daughter, had the painful task of telling her the truth. "She still calls me Daddy," says Mays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida: She Still Calls Me Daddy | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

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