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Monitor articles for December 12, 1990

  • Europe's Nationalism, Racism Rise
  • NASA URGED TO POSTPONE MOON, MARS MISSIONS
  • God's Messages
  • Fresh Hope For Africa
  • Gulf Lessons May Not Apply Elsewhere
  • Computers Bring Democracy to Work
  • Court to Rule on News Source Anonymity
  • AN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF AN ISLAND
  • AN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF AN ISLAND
  • The Mysterious Maelstrom in the Milky Way
  • What Should Washington Export?
  • Walesa's Mandate
  • AN OIL SPILL COULD ENDANGER FISHING AREA
  • Mozambique's New Constitution May Help End 15-year Civil War
  • Interview: Le Pen Decries Third-World Immigration
  • Leningrad Fights Food Shortages
  • News Currents
  • Hibernia Oil Project Started at Last
  • Study Questions Fiscal Earmarking
  • AN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF AN ISLAND
  • A Philosopher's `Why?'
  • The Roots of My Cuban Identity
  • AFRICAN UPDATE
  • In Opposing Nuclear Proliferation, Does the US Treat All Nations Fairly?
  • Living Memory
  • Leaving a Powderkeg
  • AN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF AN ISLAND
  • AN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF AN ISLAND
  • Hostages Return but US, Iraq Still Talk of War
  • Peru's President Fujimori Shakes Up Justice System
  • Activists Honored For Risky Work in Human Rights Field
  • Keep Talking on Trade
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