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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Underlying the furor is the question of who gets blamed for the tragedy. After all, mechanical problems potentially point back to the manufacturer (or, of course, to EgyptAir's maintenance) and sabotage by a third party raises questions about U.S. airport security. But criminal action by a member of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blame Our Guy? Not So Fast, Say Egyptians | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

Even if the Democrats do sign on to the GOP cuts, sending everyone home for the holidays, this small triumph may not do much to ease the minds of Republicans, who are suddenly worried they've given too much ground. Indeed, despite Wednesday's White House concession, there is a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting the 'Budge' Back in 'Budget' | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

While similar in outcome, the two decisions highlight considerable denominational differences over the issue. The Southern Baptist ouster went virtually uncontested, with over 80 percent of the Georgia Baptist Convention voting for the first church expulsions in its 177-year history. The minister of one of the expelled congregations told...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Lifestyles and Church Styles Don't Mix | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

Skating over the North Pole just got a little more dangerous. Scientists have found that the sheet of ice covering earth's northernmost area has become forty percent thinner over the past four decades -- possibly the result of global warming. But don't head for the mountains just yet. Since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming — or Just the Ice Cycle? | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

The trial became a case study of sorts. Under the microscope: A three-year-old Michigan law, the most stringent of its kind, which permits prosecutors, with a judge's permission, to try children as adults. "The theory behind this law," says TIME Detroit bureau chief Nichole Christian, "is that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kids — They Grow Up So Fast These Days | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

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