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...modernization struggles of Latin American and African countries can be traced to this root; internal corruption also contributed to the downfall of the Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc...

Author: By Jay Kim, | Title: Greasing Korean Business | 11/2/1993 | See Source »

Almost everyone who receives an announcement replies with a donation; not to do so is frowned upon. Kim has gone so far as to make these "solicitations" illegal. The social purpose of this decree is unclear, but the rule effectively underscores the thrust of Kim's mission: to root out corruption and appearance of corruption throughout Korean society...

Author: By Jay Kim, | Title: Greasing Korean Business | 11/2/1993 | See Source »

...injection of the extract of the kudzu root, a Chinese herb, led the hamsters to "significantly suppress the free-choice ethanol intake" without any negative side effects...

Author: By Jeffrey N. Gell, | Title: Kudzu Root May Curb Alcoholism | 11/2/1993 | See Source »

...half, the team concluded that poor tackling was at the root of the deficit...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: Men's Rugby Clinches N.E. Regional Championship Bid | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

...mile journey to America. The boat people's efforts resonate loudly in this country, where immigration, especially by the black and the poor, has grown unpopular. Clinton has argued that the best way to keep Haitians at home is to see that democracy and prosperity take root there. That might be correct, but the U.S. Coast Guard has also done an effective job of turning the boats back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Haiti Worth It? | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

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