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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Book-burning and suppression of speech are artifacts of a less civilized world. There is no reason for America to undo the progress it has made in striving to attain its principles of liberty...

Author: By Gil B. Lahav, | Title: The Paper Thieves | 4/12/1994 | See Source »

After entertaining a close 2-1 lead in the second inning. Vermont put in five innings of solid hitting to undo the Crimson...

Author: By Deirdre K. Mcnamer, | Title: W. Softball Strikes Out in Cambridge | 4/11/1994 | See Source »

...aspects of struggle." He claims that if he moves too quickly toward a peace compromise, some of those who live by the gun may split off and take their weapons with them, as has frequently happened in the past in the Irish Republican movement. "We are trying to undo centuries of history here," he says. "We have to move carefully and leave no one behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Irish Puzzle | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

...unit is that it is pretty winded by now, having had to kill a surplus of stupid penalties. Time and time again, Tomassoni has justly criticized his players' lack of discipline in crucial moment--as the RPI loss showed most dramatically, a couple of foolish lapses of concentration can undo the good minutes of effort surrounding them...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Halfway Home: Analyzing the Icemen | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

...clapped at a pro-prayer rally at the state capitol. The demonstrations have been attended by both blacks and whites -- a rare confluence of sympathies in the South. Members of the religious right hope to turn this popular support for a black educator into a nationwide movement to undo the Supreme Court's declaration that school prayer is unconstitutional. Says Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice, who supports the movement: "If we keep on with what started in Jackson, Mississippi, one day, I hope soon, it's not going to be legal to keep prayer out of public schools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Without a Prayer | 12/20/1993 | See Source »

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