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Take taxes. When the President proposed his tax increase on the rich, he did not just present it as a necessary measure for reducing the deficit. He presented it as just desserts -- fitting retribution -- for those who had made it in the '80s. Clinton would avenge the little guy on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Whitewater Matters | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

It seems particularly fitting that Ingmar Bergman should have been born on July 14, for the Swedish director has always been something of a revolutionary. While Sweden's film industry had made a name for itself during the years of silent movies, producing actors like Greta Garbo and directors like...

Author: By Joel VILLASENOR Ruiz, | Title: Bergman Receives Seal of Approval | 3/24/1994 | See Source »

And then he tallied the game-clincher, which came just over three minutes after Dan Dufresne's first goal of the year had pulled Cornell within 4-3. Fitting that he scored from his knees, for Martins' immense talents deserve a genuflection every now and then.

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Martins (5 Points) and Icemen Beat Big Red, 5-3 | 3/14/1994 | See Source »

"We came back, and as usual, it slipped away," senior co-captain Cara Frey said about her last collegiate game. "It was fitting that the season ended like this."

Author: By Mayer Bick, | Title: W. Basketball Falls Big to Dartmouth | 3/9/1994 | See Source »

In the end, this need to exclude in order to feel a sense of belonging is somehow fitting at this school. For after all, can there be any institution more exclusive than Harvard University?

Author: By Kevin S. Davis, | Title: The Cold Shoulder--Harvard Style | 2/26/1994 | See Source »

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