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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...prefer Mozart or Vivaldion a rainy Saturday afternoon...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Leave it to Davis to Shake up the NFL | 10/5/1989 | See Source »

...Harvard will not use its leverage to influence the company directly, Kenneth S. Zinn, a spokesperson for the United Mine Workers (UMW), said UMW would prefer that Harvard at least make a public statement by divesting of its 311,000 shares of Pittston...

Author: By Ryan Schneider, | Title: Leverage in Strike Limited | 10/3/1989 | See Source »

Perspective staff have said that they would prefer not to institute a free subscriptions policy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 9/30/1989 | See Source »

...call for Barney Frank's resignation. Some of us believe that Frank's sexual escapades do nothing to disqualify him from office, and others prefer to hold judgment until the Ethics Committee makes its full report, but all of us realize that to emphasize his political record in his defense, as the majority does, is only to invite charges of hypocrisy. Would the majority defend Senator Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) with the same vigilance if he slept with a prostitute? Let's not fool ourselves. If Helms spoke with his mouth full, the majority would probably scream...

Author: By Matthew Pinsker, | Title: Excuses, Excuses | 9/27/1989 | See Source »

...Mikhail Gorbachev's most acerbic critics, still impressed Americans with his charm and appreciation of the U.S. His knack for an ingratiating riposte was apparent at John and Vicki Hardin's hog farm in Danville, Ind. "Would Mr. Yeltsin like to see some pigs?" the host asked. "I'd prefer to see some Americans," Yeltsin cracked, "but pigs will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming To America | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

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