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...trenchcoat with FAG (Freshman Arts Group) scrawled across his forehead was not a premeditated statement on homosexuality or homophobia. This lack of intended statement was the whole point. The letters F-A-G were taken out of political context and, after quick examination, became, instead, the innocuous acronym of a generic-sounding art group. We admit the seeming lack of creativity, but we are officially recognized as the Freshmen Arts Group; that is our name...
First the fundamentalists must win their tussle with the P.L.O., and it has become almost an even fight. Leaders in both Palestinian camps estimate that roughly 40% to 45% of the 1.8 million Arabs in the territories are Hamas supporters. The name Hamas, an acronym for Islamic Resistance Movement that literally means "zeal," first appeared on political leaflets in 1987, but the organization was not formed until February 1988, two months after the beginning of the intifadeh, in which Hamas would play an increasingly important role...
...facing a different plague: a horde of rats has invaded the agency's gleaming new headquarters in Washington. The brazen little critters have been polishing off uneaten sandwiches and terrifying customers using nasa's automated teller machine. As usual, the agency's exterminators have responded swiftly with yet another acronym: RAS, which stands for Rodent Abatement System...
...WORLD ORDER, THE TENSION BETWEEN LIBeral and protectionist trade policies will matter as much as the struggle between capitalism and communism during the cold war. That's why GATT is an acronym worth understanding and a process worth rescuing...
Contributions are pouring in to groups that support female candidates. A new Republican organization, WISH List (the acronym spells its purpose: Women in the Senate and House), has raised $100,000 in six weeks. Next: the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue List...