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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...burnish the prestige of an American President sorely in need of a foreign-policy success. "It was a godsend," said a U.N. diplomat at the Security Council. Exulted a State Department official: "Saddam blinked, he turned tail, and if he tries it again, we're going to whack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Show of Strength | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

...disbanded at its peak in 1980, but Fagen resurfaced with two successful solo records in 1982 and 1993. Besides producing a few albums for other musicians (including Fagen), Becker stopped making records completely and holed up in his house in Maui. Now Becker's solo debut, 11 Tracks of Whack, is finally here, and it shows that he has not lost his touch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: Silent Partner | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

...opinion is that as a society, we have ourpriorities out of whack," Bates said. "I thinkpeople were very concerned about Rwanda--for awhile. And then it fell off the front page. Andthat's due to a lack of interest on the part ofnot everyone, but a lot of people. I don't think amajority of Americans care...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: News Anchor Decries Media Self-Censorship | 8/19/1994 | See Source »

...that the Cup isn't exciting enough for American audiences. Maybe so and maybe not. Pick up that remote control and switch away from a Cup game and what do you find? Golf, bowling, and gymnastics. This is a country that tunes in to watch T.V. stars take a whack at an obstacles course. We're clearly not against boredom in our sports...

Author: By Edward F. Mulkerin iii, | Title: World Cup Fever | 7/12/1994 | See Source »

...particularly noteworthy sign of theabsence of unity, the starting time for thecampaign of the high profile Law School is nearlythree years out of whack with the rest of thedrives. The Law School didn't even wait for therest of the University to kick off its effort...

Author: By Jonathan N. Axelrod, | Title: Driving Over Divisions | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

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