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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...experts point out that Bruer too has stretched his arguments far beyond what makes sense. "We may not have neuroscience research to back up a lot of what we believe about child development," says Dr. Patricia Kuhl, an expert on speech and hearing at the University of Washington. "But we do have a wealth of data over the past 40 years from developmental and cognitive psychology that tell us those early years are hugely important...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fast-Track Toddlers | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

...Costa Rica's President amounts to $98,036--including an allowance for expenses. The President does not live in a house paid for by the government but in his private residence. In addition, all household expenditures are paid from his personal income. JAIME DAREMBLUM, AMBASSADOR Embassy of Costa Rica Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 16, 1999 | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

...communists would dub in words to replace his own defiant words and explain why he had agreed to be interviewed. My father received the highest Navy award, the Navy Cross, for his heroic words of defiance, not for his clever blinking. JAMES S. DENTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Freedom House Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 16, 1999 | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

...implicate Idris, the Saudi businessman has commissioned a U.S. investigative firm to support his claim that his plant produced nothing but medicine. Aided by the D.C. law firm Akin, Gump (where President Clinton's friend VERNON JORDAN is a partner), Idris won the release of $25 million that Washington seized last August. If Idris sues, he'll face a formidable obstacle: a senior Administration official says the government will argue that its attack is covered by a doctrine of international law known as sovereign immunity and cannot be challenged in court. Disagreement persists in the government, he concedes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lawsuits | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

...truth, eh? We know a guy who can sniff that out, and he works not far away, in Washington. Fellow name of Fox Mulder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Town: Welcome to Burkittsville | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

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