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Clinton has also said that in the interest of fairness he may tax the benefits that companies give their workers. Taxpayers spend about $84 billion a year subsidizing tax-free medical care for the mostly middle-class and upper-class corporate workers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paging Dr. Clinton | 1/18/1993 | See Source »

WHICH MOVIE DESERVES AN NC-17 "ADULTS ONLY" rating: A) the escapades of an oversexed ice-pick murderer or B) a somber study of upper-class Britons? If you picked B, you too can work for the Motion Picture Association of America. The MPAA forced French director Louis Malle (Atlantic City) to re-edit a love scene in Damage, which opened last week, before receiving the same "R" given the gore and genitalia of Basic Instinct. Malle had no choice -- many theaters won't show NC-17 movies. "In no way was the scene pornographic," he insisted. "In Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Malle-Practice | 1/4/1993 | See Source »

Hall agrees, saying "even if you believe thatthe canon of Western history and literature hasbeen biased in favor of white, upper-class,straight males, to a large extent they've shapedwhat we have...

Author: By Daniel M. Steinman, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Core Curriculum Still Controversial | 12/7/1992 | See Source »

...barricade? Clearly not to keep out freshmen. Buried in the story's jumps is a sentence stating that "some upper-class students said that barricading the doors was actually an effort to reduce drafts." When the doors in question are opened, the accompanying gust of wind makes people at nearby tables shiver. In winter our superintendent posts a sign stating that the doors are not to be used. The recent cold snap was unusually early, and the sign...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Only Half the Story | 10/28/1992 | See Source »

...some upper-class students said thatbarricading the doors was actually an effort toreduce drafts...

Author: By Robin J. Stamm, CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS | Title: Hungry First-Year Diners Annoy North Residents | 10/24/1992 | See Source »

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