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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...story shifts back to the present for a wrap-up that comes across as contrived (the same problem plagued Saving Private Ryan). Instead of ending the film in the present, it would have been much more powerful to cut it off in the past. Still, despite this minor blemish, the film is a spectacular cinematic achievement, and although Oscar time is still far away, The Green Mile seems destined to grab the Academy's attention...

Author: By By RICHARD Ho, | Title: A Man, a Mouse, a Mile, Panama | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

Massachusetts, as a state, has the third highest number of residents without any explicit protections of genetic information. Implementation of genetic information regulations will not only remove this blemish but will also protect individuals in a time when genetic information will only become more commonplace...

Author: By Sachin H. Jain, | Title: Keeping Genes out of the Public Sphere | 10/19/1999 | See Source »

...peacetime. President Clinton opposes the shake-up but probably won?t risk a fight over it, not when the larger defense bill passed the Senate 93-5 and the House 375-45. And if the plan won?t slow down Chinese spying much, it is at least a minor blemish on Clinton's record card ? and that?s good enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Spy Flap Gives GOP a Small Victory | 9/22/1999 | See Source »

Currently undefeated in the Ivy League, Harvard (10-10, 6-0 Ivy) is in first place. Penn follows Harvard with a 5-1 record, the only blemish coming from the Crimson. If Harvard closes out the regular season with a win over Dartmouth today, Penn would be eliminated from a share of the Ivy title...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Hopes to Clinch Ivy | 4/28/1999 | See Source »

Currently undefeated in the Ivy League, Harvard (10-10, 6-0 Ivy) is in first place. Penn follows Harvard with a 5-1 record, the only blemish on coming from the Crimson. If Harvard closes out the regular season with a win over Dartmouth today, Penn would be eliminated from a share of the Ivy title...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Wants Sole Possession of Ivy Title | 4/28/1999 | See Source »

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