A) were high-tech companies that attracted many investors in the 1990s. B) were companies against which economic journalists repeatedly warned investors. C) were never warmly embraced by stockbrokers in the 1990s. D) helped stabilize the fluctuating 1990s stock market. E) helped create thousands of jobs for American workers. A) were high-tech companies that attracted many investors in the 1990s. B) were companies against which economic journalists repeatedly warned investors. C) were never warmly embraced by stockbrokers in the 1990s. D) helped stabilize the fluctuating 1990s stock market. E) helped create thousands of jobs for American workers.

A) beating by white police officers was recorded on a smartphone. B) handgun was taken from the glove compartment of his car. C) four assailants were acquitted, setting off riots in the city of Los Angeles. D) routine traffic stop resulted in a citation and caused no further incident. E) arrest had been planned carefully by the Los Angeles Police Department. A) beating by white police officers was recorded on a smartphone. B) handgun was taken from the glove compartment of his car. C) four assailants were acquitted, setting off riots in the city of Los Angeles. D) routine traffic stop resulted in a citation and caused no further incident. E) arrest had been planned carefully by the Los Angeles Police Department.

A) worked for the Environmental Protection Agency. B) charged Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment in 1991. C) testified against Clarence Thomas at Senate hearings, resulting in the denial of his confirmation to the Supreme Court. D) retracted her sexual harassment charges upon Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court. E) left politics to attend law school. A) worked for the Environmental Protection Agency. B) charged Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment in 1991. C) testified against Clarence Thomas at Senate hearings, resulting in the denial of his confirmation to the Supreme Court. D) retracted her sexual harassment charges upon Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court. E) left politics to attend law school.