Word: agent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...morale problem has been added to the practical difficulties: a chemical agent has been embedded in the fabric to protect troops from nighttime detection by enemy heat-seeking infrared devices. But this precludes the use of starch. "It hangs like a pair of pajamas," moans Specialist Fourth Class Richard Russell of Fort Benning, Ga. Although new recruits are given their uniforms, enlisted men have to purchase them at a cost of $16.30 for the pants, $14.75 for the shirt and $31.13 for the field jacket...
...could be a presidential aide, or Arthur Schlesinger, or any of the 150 people that Manchester has interviewed. But more often than not it is Manchester himself "When Jackie asked you to write an account of the President's last days and funeral...your literary agent, who was rightly regarded as the best in his craft, predicted that by then the public would have lost interest in Jack." Unnamed all the sources becomes Manchester, until the author's presence in the book becomes unbearable. Photos of Mrs. Kennedy reading Portrait of a Presidency do not help the situation very much...
Sexiest Secret Agent: Sean Connery, who returned to play 007 in Never Say Never Again and easily beat Mannequin Roger Moore (Octopussy) in the battle of the Bonds...
...with only two staunch allies in the White House, Michael Deaver and Richard Darman. That prospect, along with the fatigue of three years in a very demanding job, may be the reason that one of Reagan's steadiest players is flirting with the idea of becoming a free agent...
...Used by women in 83 countries as a long-term birth control agent, Depo-Provera has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for contraception because tests suggest that it causes cancer in female dogs and monkeys. But doctors may prescribe the drug for other purposes, including treatment of sex offenders who volunteer with full knowledge of the risks involved...