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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bloom said he took the job not for power orprestige but because he wants to make an impact onthe world...

Author: By Gregory S. Krauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bloom Named Dean of School Of Public Health | 6/19/1998 | See Source »

...took them from my dad last year," P. interrupts. "My dad is a writer, and he was using them to research an article...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Listening In On Boy Talk | 6/15/1998 | See Source »

...been pumping money into social causes in Colorado Springs. Among the recipients of a $500 bequest is P.M. Wynn, a local talk-radio host who runs a community gospel fair. Wynn quickly came under intense questioning from Dobson's operatives. They made it clear they were upset that she took money from Gill and withdrew their support. "They did it to punish us," she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Right At Home | 6/15/1998 | See Source »

...sexual matters. They either avoid the subject, miss the mark by starting the discussion too long before or after the sexual encounter, or just plain stonewall them. "I was nine when I asked my mother the Big Question," says Michael, in Detroit. "I'll never forget. She took out her driver's license and pointed to the line about male or female. 'That is sex,' she said." Laurel, a 17-year-old in Murfreesboro, Tenn., wishes her parents had taken more time with her to shed light on the subject. When she was six and her sister was nine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where'd You Learn That? | 6/15/1998 | See Source »

Stein's experience in the Meese investigation should prove invaluable. He understands the nitty-gritty of how special prosecutors investigate and strike deals, and he knows the law they must follow cold. But more than that, he is a walking, talking precedent for prosecutorial forbearance. It took Stein just six months and $312,000 to wrap up his investigation and decide not to bring any indictments against Meese. So when he finally sits down with Starr, Stein won't be just Lewinsky's defender. He'll be Exhibit A in the argument that it may be time for Starr...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jacob Stein | 6/15/1998 | See Source »

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