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Those who believe that Ochoa's public humiliation was part of a politically inspired housecleaning were handed some potent ammunition last week: the firing of Cuba's Interior Minister, General Jose Abrantes, for the "great deficiency" of failing to uncover Ochoa's drug operation. It is possible that there are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cuba Reading the Coca Leaves | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

The Government insists that pesticides pose little hazard to health. The EPA sets limits for the amounts of residue left in foods that are well below what it considers to be danger levels. And regular checks by the Food and Drug Administration of both domestic and imported crops uncover few...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down on The Farm | 3/27/1989 | See Source »

Even if genetic information is kept private, the knowledge gained can be profoundly troubling to the individuals involved. It is one thing to uncover a genetic enzyme deficiency that can be effectively treated through diet. But what about people who fear they have inherited a debilitating disease for which there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Perils of Treading on Heredity | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

Greeks were exhilarated in 1981 when Andreas Papandreou and his Socialist Party swept to power. Their enthusiasm has long since turned to bitterness and disbelief as the worst financial and political scandal in four decades engulfs Greece. The press, the Bank of Greece, a magistrate and Parliament are delving into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scandals The Looting of Greece | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

Elsewhere, this demoralizing line of reasoning leads to more profound conclusions. Unlike most autobiographers, Julian concedes that what he remembers is only a crude map of his former self. "Our attempts to recover or uncover the past and what really happened are doomed at the outset to failure because it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Triumph of Trying-Really-Hard | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

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