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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Wolfe described his own writing technique, which combines his prior experience as a reporter with his ability to amuse readers. He argued that most contemporary writers do not invest the effort and talent needed to effectively portray today's culture...

Author: By Alexis B. Offen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tom Wolfe Comments On College Social Life | 11/22/1999 | See Source »

...those of you who haven't taken American History in a while, Glass-Steagall was a law made after the Depression that mandated the separation of commercial, investment and insurance banking. In short, it meant that Joe Public had to go to three separate places to get a loan, invest in the stock market and buy insurance, rather than do all of his banking under the same roof. Visiting three different financial institutions is not an inconvenience to your run-of-the-mill investor. The vast majority of people use banks for modest loans, mortgages and various kinds of insurance...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: Rising Tide Sinks Small Ships | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...commitment, dedication and vision." Reich left the Cabinet in 1997, long after his decidedly liberal economics pitted him against moderate White House policy. "Reich's biggest frustration was that he felt that by focusing so single-mindedly on reducing the deficit, the Clinton administration missed a golden opportunity to invest in workers," says TIME Washington correspondent Karen Tumulty. "And no one, except maybe [former treasury secretary Robert] Rubin exemplified that dedication to deficit reduction more than Gore did." In fact, adds Tumulty, Reich and the vice president have never been philosophically close. "They parted ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reich: Locked in the Cabinet No More | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

Such debt is keeping Nigeria from being able to invest in its own infrastructure, Obasanjo stated...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nigerian President Commits to Democracy | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

Active in neighborhood groups, the Harvard mathematics preceptor is the editor of the Cambridge Civic Journal. Winters wants to amend zoning laws to allow more housing units, invest in long-term projects for a new library and police station, and preserve the system of professional city management and the proportional representation election system...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Candidates: Who They Are, Where They Stand | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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