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weapons. We further pledge our efforts to end the continuing misuse of
technology for the destruction of life.
New York Times A11 (August 6, 1992).
The Soviet Union refused to acknowledge that Jews were the dominant
victims of the Babi Yar massacre. On the 50th anniversary in October
1991, Ukrainian President Kravchuk apologised to Ukrainian Jews and
said other Ukrainians must accept "part of the blame." Aleksandr A.
Shlayen, director of the Babi Yar Center, was surprised and gratified. "He
repented. He came to me personally and apologized. I was at a loss,
frankly speaking. We aren't used to apologies." Shalyen made Kravchuk
an honourary member of the Center. New York Times A3 (August 27,
1992).
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Los Angeles Times B3 (March 19, 1992).
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Chronicle of Higher Education A35 (February 12,1992). Senator Larry E.
Craig (R-ld.) introduced an amendment to the Higher Education Bill
barring any college or university receiving federal funds (except religious
and military institutions) from punishing a student for constitutionally
protected speech. Chronicle of Higher Education A24 (February 19,
1992). The University of Wisconsin repealed its regulations concerning
hate speech in the wake of the Supreme Court's invalidation of the St. Paul
ordinance. New York Times A10 (September 14, 1992).
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Shapiro (1976); Hine (1966); Houriet (1971); Carden (1971); Zablocki
(1971).
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When the Slovak Prime Minister cracked down on media opposition, his
supporters quit the journalists union and formed Journalists for a Correct
Picture of Slovakia. New York Times s.1 p.7 (October 11, 1992).
For balanced collections on the debate, see Berman (1992); Aufderheide
(1992); Partisan Review (1991). For the conservative case, see
Bloom (1987); Bennett (1984; 1988); Cheney (1988); d'Souza (1991a;
1991b); Kimball (1990); Presser (1991); Schlesinger (1992); Heterodoxy
(a foul-mouthed journal launched in 1992). For replies, see Diamond
(1991); Beers (1991); Tushnet (1992); Carby (1992); Denning (1992);
Garcia (1992); Scott (1992); Gates & Smith (1992). The antagonists are
now organised into the National Association of Scholars, on the right, and
Teachers for a Democratic Culture, on the left.
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Los Angeles Times A3 (January 24, 1992); New York Times A8 (February
13, 1992). The owner of a downtown Santa Cruz restaurant commented:
"If someone has 14 earrings in their ears and their nose—and who knows
where else—and spiky green hair and smells like a skunk, I don't know
why I have to hire them." The executive director of the Chamber of
Commerce warned that at least three businesses were considering leaving
because of publicity about the law. Los Angeles Times A3 (May 25,
1992).
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Guardian 22 (September 17, 1991).
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Los Angeles Times A3 (April 23, 1992).
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The University of Massachusetts Daily Colleagian allocated an editor and
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