Word: attacked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...these problems were aggravated by the Lance affair. Republicans insisted that it had done lasting damage to Carter. Outlining the main themes of the G.O.P. attack on him in 1978 and 1980, National Chairman Bill Brock declared: "There doesn't seem to be a game plan or a theme. Foreign policy lacks coordination. Domestic policy has yet to have a pattern. His proposals are rhetoric, not specifics." House Republican Leader John Rhodes complained that "somehow this Administration has, in a very short time, appeared to lose its moral nerve." Senate G.O.P. Leader Howard Baker was preparing what he called...
...idea that Carter can be pushed is currently a part of the attack plan of every special-interest group in Washington: the blacks, the women, George Meany, Ralph Nader. There is the feeling that nobody is really in charge, and now is the time to strike...
...message from Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat to Egypt's President Anwar Sadat was shrill and urgent: "Our forces are under heavy Israeli attack. Enemy warplanes are overhead. We need help desperately." Visiting southern Lebanon to persuade Palestinian fighters there to accept a peace arrangement with Lebanese Christians, the Palestine Liberation Organization leader suddenly found himself under fire. Arafat and his men were besieged at Beaufort Castle-a historic Crusader fort in the shadow of Mount Hermon-not only by Christian gunners but also by Israeli artillery. Under cover of those guns, Israeli tanks and armored personnel carriers rumbled across...
...pinpoint accuracy to destroy U.S. missiles in their underground launchers. In light of this potential danger-and because Carter canceled the B-1 bomber program-the U.S. feels that cruise missiles will have to assume a major share of the burden for retaliation in case of a surprise Soviet attack. Thus Washington will bow to Moscow's insistence that cruises be restricted only if the Soviets reciprocate...
...inexperienced offensive front badly hampered the Crimson attack last year, but with several regulars returning this time around, the Harvard coaches are expecting better things. The offensive line provided little protection for the new quarterbacks against UMass, however...