Word: accords
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the treaty reached the Senate floor last week, 90 lawmakers were ready to vote yes. A group of Democratic Senators, miffed at Reagan's reinterpretation of the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty, has proposed an amendment that would prohibit any future President from reinterpreting the INF accord. But the largest obstacle to speedy approval remained the staunch opposition of a group of right-wing Senators led by North Carolina Republican Jesse Helms. One of Helms' more imaginative objections: that Party General Secretary Gorbachev, because he is not head of state (technically, President Andrei Gromyko is), had no right to sign...
...first sign of trouble came immediately after the cease-fire was signed, when Bermudez removed Walter Calderon Lopez and Diogenes Hernandez Membreno, two contra field commanders who had attended the talks. Bermudez apparently felt that the officers had sold out the rebels by approving the accord. News of the disciplinary action spread quickly, leading combat unit leaders to openly criticize Bermudez...
...Alaskans currently enrolled at the College. Migrating from towns such as North Pole and Copper Center, these students travel nearly 4000 miles to come to school. None of the 13 agrees exactly what it means to be an Alaskan at Harvard, but most are in accord about one thing--it's a big adjustment to make...
...have chosen to accord me your confidence," said Mitterrand...
...union met in an apparent effort to divide the strikers. As tension mounted, authorities threatened to fire strikers and hinted that riot police might break up the protest. Several dozen Solidarity activists and sympathizers were detained, including Jacek Kuron, a senior Solidarity adviser. On Saturday, the government announced an accord with the trade union, but the strike continued...