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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...view, precedents are important not justfor federal constitutional decisions, but forstate constitutional decisions because the stateconstitution can be amended more easily," Friedsays. "I will uphold the precedents and federaldecisions which have been made...

Author: By Alison D. Overholt, | Title: Liberals Attack SJC Nominee | 6/27/1995 | See Source »

...illustrious history of a university which completes its 359th graduation today. Nonetheless, as a proud son of Harvard (and a self-admitted editorialist), it is a duty of sorts to highlight the failings of an institution which can all-too-easily denigrate the very ideals it presumes to uphold. I'm reminded of the famous Edmund Burke quotation which adorns Harvard's favorite ultraconservative publication: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Well, I won't pretend that such hyperbolic rhetoric can be applied seriously to Harvard or that an editorial...

Author: By Brad EDWARD White, | Title: A Cajoling Voice for Choice | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

Sports fans seek professional athletes who uphold the integrity of athletics and preserve the purity of sport. Must have "Just Do It" attitude and compete for the love of the game. Ability to entertain and restore Americans' pride in sports required. Generosity and humility expected. Salary and benefits not open to long-term negociation. Applications available upon request...

Author: By Shira A. Springer, | Title: A Few Good Men | 5/5/1995 | See Source »

...which Vietnam could play a key role. Swollen by an astonishing economic boom of its own, China appears eager to muscle into that vacuum. Its recent moves to garrison disputed islands in the South China Sea have even led to arguments by top Vietnamese officials that the U.S. uphold the regional balance of power by bringing Vietnam back into its orbit of influence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WASHINGTON: THE LAST POW | 4/24/1995 | See Source »

Fried was apparently persuasive; the SJC voted unanimously to uphold the ballot question...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Fried's Possible High Court Nomination Irks Tenant Groups | 4/18/1995 | See Source »

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