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...course, I' not suggesting that these athletes are not worthy of the chance to display their skills for the whole world to appreciate. For their years of training and perseverance--not to mention their blind courage--they certainly merit the applause and recognition they receive...

Author: By John C. Ausiello, | Title: Winter Games | 2/24/1994 | See Source »

...case, the troubles of the past certainly merit more than a token search for the person who is to lead Expos into the future. And if Nancy Sommers is indeed the best person for the Director's job--as she may well be--then she should be able to win it through a legitimate national search...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Expos Search is a Sham | 2/19/1994 | See Source »

...William, a Harvard sophomore who says he survived more than one suicide attempt, now thinks that almost no problems--including obsessions and doubts about life--merit attempting suicide...

Author: By Sandhya R. Rao, | Title: FALLING THROUGH THE SAFETY NET | 2/8/1994 | See Source »

...first clears the skater of any wrongdoing in the attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan; the second implicates her on hearsay evidence; the third implicates her directly. Based on his past bouts of braggadocio, it's impossible to know which of Eckardt's allegations deserve a 6.0 for technical merit and which earn a 6.0 for what may be called artistic impression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Did Tonya Know? | 1/31/1994 | See Source »

...been tinkering with situations in Bosnia and Somalia in order to stem a Marxist tide. If anything, despots Milosevic and Aidid stray toward the other, fascist end of the political spectrum. But the other facet of the war in Vietnam--the U.S.'s long, intractable involvement--does merit some fear of repetition...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Break the Chains of Vietnam's Legacy | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

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