Word: alterations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...union's language was directly taken from the Polish Constitution, and the Communist Manifesto. They were also instructed to dress in suits and white shirts with no ties, so that the government, by use of its symbols, and by use of party propaganda, could not attempt to alter Solidarity's message of being a legitimate trade union representing worker's interests...
...Chase & Sanborn show. But that meant that she was also the little sister of Charlie McCarthy, Bergen's cheeky, insulting, wise-guy dummy. A peculiar sibling rivalry existed, in fact, that went far beyond the obvious joke kept alive by newspaper feature writers. Charlie was a startling alter ego for the dour Swedish ventriloquist-that was what Candice Bergen made the act work so well-and he was already a star when Candy was tiny. She remembers that her father would put her on one of his knees, with Charlie sitting on the other, and squeeze the back...
...vote for Reagan or Anderson. These are the voters whom the Democratic nominee must attract, and Mondale has run just the kind of campaign that will drive them over to Reagan in the fall. If he gets the nomination, it will be extremely difficult for him to alter his image sufficiently to prevent a surge of independents to the Republican ticket. Not only would the Democrats' hopes for the Presidency be dashed, but vulnerable right-wing senators like Gordon Humphrey and Jesse Helms could be swept back into office for another six years on such a Republican tide...
...SALVADOR, the journey to the ballot box runs along the razor's edge. While many observers claim that Sunday's presidential election can do little to alter the situation in the war-torn country, two decisive outcomes are possible: the vote could either pave the way toward an acceptable solution to the civil war onset into motion a series of forces destined to bring the beleaguered nation to ruin...
...blatant propaganda ploy by South Africa, which has been trying to prove to U.S. diplomats that it is making good-faith efforts to negotiate with the guerrillas. Whatever the motives, Toivo's release is the latest in a series of fast-moving events that promises to alter radically the diplomatic, political and military situation in Southern Africa, long troubled by the hostile relationships between white-ruled South Africa and its black-governed neighbors...