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...take a risk?" Saying this, I smiled, but she seriously thought that it was a plan. She told me that earlier, at 3 a.m., they had made a videotape of the President's statement. They had used Anatoli's camera. She told me they were going to unreel the tape from the cassette and cut it into several pieces ((to make it easier to hide)). She said, "So I will wrap the tape in a small ball and give it to you in the evening. But please, don't keep it on you. You may be frisked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union: Four Desperate Days | 10/7/1991 | See Source »

...that the new studies presaged, the federal department of Health and Human Services announced that it would phase out a program that provided free marijuana to the very ill, fearing that publicity about the program would project a soft-on-drugs image. Because of the enormous amount of red tape involved, the program served only 12 individuals nationwide, but it was one of the few cracks in the government's otherwise united front in the war against drugs...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Legalize It, Don't Criticize It | 9/28/1991 | See Source »

College officials interviewed yesterday attributed the lapse--which is in violation of state law--to a combination of vandalism, red tape and a glut of administrative paperwork...

Author: By Mark L. Ruberg, | Title: Dorms Missing Certificates | 9/25/1991 | See Source »

...strangest letter we received was from some kid who sent us--believe it--his wart. At the end of a long, complicated letter which rambled on for two pages, I discovered under a large mound of scotch tape, what was unmistakably a human wart. The mailer's effort, however misguided and anal retentive, was semi-successful. His idea did, that is, make it out of the dead letter box--and right into a medical waste disposal basket...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: The First Line of Defense Against America's Nuts: | 9/21/1991 | See Source »

...Maybe I should have a little tape recorder with me, Twin Peaks style" said Litt, who flew in from California on Thursday night. "On one hand I feel pretty nerdy, but on the other hand, my parents aren't with...

Author: By C. REBECCA Suk, | Title: They're Movin' On Up! | 9/8/1991 | See Source »

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