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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...standard penalty for serving someone underaged is a six-day closing," he said. "That puts 135 employees out of work for six days and I lose a lot of money...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: Dukakis Cracks Down On Underage Drinkers | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

THERE are, of course, serious problems with out-of-court settlements on constitutional cases. First, ad hoc settlements cannot guarantee a national solution to a problem. It may solve Illinois' abortion woes, or Michigan's gender discrimination case, but there will not be a national standard to protect such rights...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Settling for a Boycott | 10/19/1989 | See Source »

CONGRESS isn't the only arm of government making these odd linguistic judgments on rape. In its human rights reports on the U.S.-backed government in El Salvador, the State Department has taken to calling rape--standard punishment for women political prisoners--a form of "psychological torture," as distinct from beatings and burnings, which are placed in a category of physical torture. How, exactly, can a man "psychologically", and not physically, rape a woman...

Author: By Ghita Schwarz, | Title: The Changing Rhetoric of Rape | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

Elfman's score not only matches Prince's but surpasses his with its dark chords and swooping orchestral romanticism. Elfman's Batman sets a new standard for film scores. Only a superhero could do better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Oct. 16, 1989 | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

...life and love, coupled with a respect for nature that borders on animism. Ironically, Nascimento's records, as well as those of many of his popular colleagues, have been largely displaced on the radio playlists in their own country by the likes of Madonna, local crooners or the standard rock 'n' roll with Portuguese lyrics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Old Seducer Returns | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

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