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Christmas, and Alistair Cooke meets a computer
Alistair Cooke's trepidation upon meeting a computer that already knows all about him.
The constitution and religious festivals in America
Does the constitution make it difficult to celebrate a religious festival in America?
The GATT agreement and peace talks in Northern Ireland
Peace talks Northern Ireland, and the threat posed by nuclear weapons in North Korea.
The Long Island train shootings and gun control
Does a multiple murder on a Long Island train prove that America has a problem with guns?
The first World AIDS Day
A chronicle of the reactions to the first World AIDS day in 1993.
Thirtieth anniversary of Kennedy assassination, 1993
The 30th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Personality in politics
The revelations of the televised debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.
The 'Brady Bill' and the New England fall
Congress passes the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act.
Balancing domestic and foreign policy
President Clinton's dilemmas over Bosnia, Somalia, free trade and healthcare.
America's problem with gun ownership
The debate on gun control in the US, as examined by Alistair Cooke in 1993.
