Word: bitter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Senator's quest for the Democratic Presidential nomination has led him to harp constantly on America's bitter memory of its involvement in Southeast Asia. He sees Central America, and particularly El Salvador, as a quagmire that will once again suck in American blood and money endlessly and without course...
...bitter acrimony over the issue stems from the high political stakes involved...
...workers who left Harvard for the outside, reports are mixed. Those who got fired are understandably bitter, and most of this group blame Harvard for valuing money over principle. Some go so far as to suggest the University could have improved efficiency without contracting to ISS, but did not want to face the responsibility and found it easier to delegate the termination employees. No one, neither University administrators nor union rank and file, denies and Scott's official dual emphasis on efficiency and fairness is skewed toward monetary concerns...
...Deaver. The President did not seem to be surprised by the suggestion; evidently he was prepared, in his remarkable equanimity, to listen to the most audacious ideas. I had to say that I was appalled that such a cynical action could even be considered. The agreement, however bitter, however deeply flawed, was a pledge of the honor of the U.S. Government. We just couldn't go back on it. Again, the President, in his quietude, was nodding agreement, but he made no decision, listening instead to both views with impartial receptivity. In the end, the agreement with Iran was honored...
...bitter struggle taught...