Word: armors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...alcoholic as a person who can never drink again. Last week that abstinence concept was boldly challenged by three social scientists from one of the nation's best-known think tanks, the Rand Corp. In a report to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (N.I.A.A.A.), David Armor, J. Michael Polich and Harriet Stambul claimed that many former alcoholics can begin drinking in moderation without sliding all the way to their previous alcoholic depths...
...expect? We've got to defend ourselves. Suppose you are crossing the street and you get jumped. You're going to fall back on whoever's going to help you, aren't you? That's why Fanfani and Moro had to put on their armor. Of course, you fellows also have to defend yourselves, don't you? What about the Gruppuscoli [fringe groups] of the Proletarian Democrats? Aren't they stealing some of your votes on the left...
Throughout the campaign, some of Carter's political opponents have tried to depict him as a closet racist-one whose sensitivity to black causes coincided with the development of his political ambitions. The major chinks in Carter's armor...
Beirut radio periodically rebroadcast the general's announcement, which was dubbed Communiqué No. 1. The message was ignored by President Franjieh, who remained safe inside his presidential palace at Baabda, on a hill overlooking the capital. The 150-man presidential guard, reinforced with armor units, was on alert and patrolled the grounds. "I am staying on to defend legality and legitimacy," Franjieh announced. "There are three conditions for vacating the presidency: resignation, death or dismissal by Parliament. None of these exist...
Walker might be stronger if he had not made such extravagant claims for himself. Says Congressman Abner Mikva, who has not endorsed either candidate: "When you blow your horn as often and as loud as Walker has, people start expecting a knight in shining armor." Walker indicated he would cut the state budget; instead, it increased from $7.6 billion when he took office in 1973 to a projected $9.9 billion for fiscal 1977. He pledged an immaculately clean government, but a huge Medicaid scandal has shaken his administration (TIME, Feb. 23). He said he would end patronage abuses...