Word: 80s
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Thaci started his political life in the student union of Pristina University in the late '80s, associating with a radical Marxist-Leninist group that previously had ties to Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha. After graduating with a degree in history in 1991, Thaci grew impatient with political conspiracy as a way to kick Slobodan Milosevic out of Kosovo. In June 1993 he and his compatriots turned to military action. Along with his two most trusted associates, Kadri Veseli and Fatmir Limaj, he launched one of the first armed attacks against Serbian forces. By the time Kosovo's rebellion gained traction...
...WINNERS] ROSA PARKS Gets congressional Gold Medal at last; gives barnstorming speech. Talk about the roaring 80s...
...campaign trail brought back memories--long days and nights in the car with his father on the endless highways of 1964 and 1970, and aboard the campaign planes of the '80s. They reminded Bush of the distance he'd traveled. "His feelings were sort of hurt because Barbara and Jenna, who were 13, did not really want to travel with him," says Laura. One trip brought the family to the steps of the county courthouse in the North Texas town of Quanah, and Bush remembered being there with his dad 30 years before. The girls weren't impressed...
...1970s to early '80s...
SPIN DOCTOR: Deejays in the '90s are what double-neck guitars were to rock bands in the '80s: cool to have but not essential. Lately, though, deejays have been taking center stage themselves. DJ Rap is a female pioneer. The British singer/deejay's U.S. debut, Learning Curve, combines pop vocals with drum-'n'-bass grooves. A few tracks are a bit dull, but on the single Good to Be Alive her skills are on full display...