Word: aid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Whether Congress buys it or not, Reagan made clear last week that he is going to fight this one to the bitter end. In his State of the Union address, he entreated Congress to "sustain the freedom fighters." Two days later, when he unveiled his aid package, Reagan declared, "I didn't come to Washington to preside over the Communization of Central America...
...anti-aid forces were no less vociferous. "The Administration is determined, absolutely determined, to kill the peace progress," argued House Majority Whip Tony Coelho. To lure fence sitters, the Democrats plan to offer an alternative, non-lethal aid package, dismissed as "beans and blankets" by the White House, that will be voted on if the Reagan plan is defeated. Grass- roots groups bombarded Congressmen with letters and calls, and one group previewed television spots that link contra aid to potential U.S. troop involvement in the region. Last week's disclosures by a civil rights group that the FBI has been...
Congressmen on both sides of the aid debate predicted victory this week, with the White House confident that enough of the undecided will vote its way on the ground that they cannot trust Ortega. But the contra leadership was taking no chances. Despite the importance of the talks in San Jose last week, top contra leaders were where they felt the action counted most -- in Washington, on Capitol Hill, lobbying for their cause...
Despite the climate of fear, Justice Minister Enrique Low Murtra believes that the extradition treaty might still be revived. But first, he said, the U.S. has to increase the aid it provides to help fight Colombia's drug mafia from the current $15 million a year, which he called a "drop in the bucket." Low's remarks reflect a growing anti-U.S. sentiment among Colombians, who blame the violence on the American demand for cocaine. (Colombian drug lords supply 75% of the coke consumed...
...from years in the role. Her vocabulary of gesture is limited to a flutter of hands and a gape of astonishment, accented by huge black circles of makeup around her eyes that cause her to resemble a raccoon. Brightman's Maypole figure, long nose and prominent overbite do not aid in explaining why both men adore her. But these deficiencies might be overcome if she displayed the least hint of star quality, or even stage presence, instead of acting like Minnie Mouse on Quaaludes...