Word: pointing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...That point was made emphatically last week by Boston University. When King was enrolled, the school declared, rules for citation were "strict, explicit and explicitly made known to all graduate students." The university has formed a blue-ribbon committee to investigate the alleged infraction. At worst, the school could strip King of his doctorate posthumously. But even though the revelations may tarnish King's reputation, they hardly diminish his - courageous and inspirational accomplishments in helping to achieve racial justice for millions of black Americans...
...When he agreed to higher taxes this year, he was implicitly admitting he'd been wrong. For this act of contrition, he has now paid a heavy political price. But the conclusion he seems to have drawn from the experience is precisely the wrong one. At this point, the U.S. does not need more 1988- style partisanship. It needs more leadership...
...heart of the tidal change that is transforming network television. Old verities, like the Nielsen ratings, are no longer holy writ. Shows that a few years ago would have been canceled are today being acclaimed as hits. Programmers who once juggled schedules at the drop of a Nielsen decimal point are now making those moves warily. And everybody is wondering whether television's mass audience -- those huge blocs of viewers who used to assemble in front of the set for shows like I Love Lucy and All in the Family and Roots -- has dispersed for good...
...Carlson, whose last-minute entry into the race didn't leave Minnesotans enough time to get sick of him. Just nine days before the election, G.O.P. gubernatorial candidate Jon Grunseth abandoned the race amid allegations that he had gone skinny-dipping with teenage girls nine years ago. At that point, state auditor Carlson, who had lost to Grunseth in the primary, took over as the new G.O.P. candidate...
With only days to go before the vote on Nov. 25, Walesa's aggressive campaigning appears to be paying off. One opinion poll showed last week that the Nobel laureate, who trailed Mazowiecki by 5 points in mid-October, had moved ahead to take a 7-point lead. Poland's only bookmaker gave Walesa the edge, with odds of 11 to 10, in contrast to 4 to 1 for the Prime Minister...