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Seeing is also a subject that Cliff Stern (Woody Allen) takes seriously. A documentary filmmaker, he is driven not by God but by the demands of an unyielding conscience to make his camera -- his eye -- bear witness to the inequities of his careless time.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Postscript to the '80s | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

Though Foley is clearly a liberal, critics say his unyielding opposition to gun control is evidence that he panders to constituents. "Hell, no," argues Bill First, who was Foley's press secretary for many years. "He's progun." He is also pro-Congress, untiring in his defense of the institution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiting For Opportunity to Knock | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

WHY must a community be so stubborn and unyielding as to discard the obvious benefits of student choice, and not accept in moderation the sacrifice of promoting diversity?

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Temporary Victory | 3/9/1989 | See Source »

The Richmond case began in 1983, when the black-dominated city council approved an ordinance setting aside 30% of the dollar amount of its municipal projects for minority-owned construction firms. The council found that although Richmond's population was half black, less than 1% of all public- works contracts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: A Blow to Affirmative Action | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

A Black student rose and challenged him on why the works of Black writers should not be included in the pantheon of great books. Bloom was unyielding, and the student proceeded to rail against the ancients as white Anglo-Saxon protestants. The slip was for Bloom, and no doubt for...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: A Parting Shot | 2/1/1989 | See Source »

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