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...rising tide of Black interest in the party of Lincoln is but a sign of this. The passionate opponents of Thomas oppose him not so much for his alleged defects of character or competence, but fundamentally because his views no longer conform to views acceptable to the liberal establishment so long accustomed to framing our moral and political agenda...

Author: By Peter J. Gomes, | Title: Dirty Little Secrets | 10/19/1991 | See Source »

RECOGNITION OF THE atrocities of the Holocaust, however, is an important part of insuring that world does not fall back into the fascism experienced during World War II. "Never again" has become the rallying cry of Jews fighting the rising tide of anti-Semitism all over the world...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Remembering Babi Yar | 10/11/1991 | See Source »

...beginning of the second half, Harvard was tentative, shooting into Brown players, getting turned on defense, and committing obstructions. But the tide turned halfway through the period, Harvard began to open the game up, connecting on longer and quicker passes...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, | Title: Stickwomen Play to 2-2 Tie | 9/30/1991 | See Source »

...unfortunate that one of the worst side effects of this drug war stuff is the climate of fear," Porter says. "A lot of it's propaganda, and a lot of it's very simplistic, like Just Say No,' which isn't very effective. I can only hope that this tide of hysteria can be stemmed before we end up giving up all these liberties...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Legalize It, Don't Criticize It | 9/28/1991 | See Source »

...republics a draft of an agreement that would provide for a common banking system and a common currency -- the ruble -- and would make private property the basis for a new Soviet economy. But there are at least two competing plans being bruited about, and while the debate rages, the tide is running against any sort of cooperation. Republics are starting to set up customs posts and other hindrances to the movement of goods across their borders, and people are beginning to hoard food...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Will a Weak Democracy Spawn a Dictatorship? | 9/23/1991 | See Source »

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