Word: blocs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time, I conjured up visions of a conspiracy, an organized administrative bloc that had targeted me for a program of systematic harassment. Then I realized that life here is like that for everyone...
...never respond to it. We are not puppets. We have our own interests, and we are not controlled by any country. We have good relations with America, with the Soviet Union, with Europe, with the Eastern bloc, with the African continent, even with the Arab world. Egypt is Egypt. Egypt will never be a puppet for anybody, and those who are saying this know it perfectly well...
...have been a lucrative source of hard currency for the cash-strapped Soviet Union, and could continue to be in the future. There is also the unresolved question of the nearly 9,000 Soviet citizens still in Iraq, the largest national group trapped there from the West and East bloc countries...
Some U.S. athletes stayed away, seemingly more worried about minor injuries or the size of appearance fees than any struggle for national honor. The capitalist side was further weakened by no-shows among European stars more concerned with championships scheduled on home turf. Most East bloc stars came, but many wondered how long they would continue to enjoy special privileges, including subsidized travel, priority housing and victory bonuses paid in Western currency...
From George Bush's first months in office until this summer,it seemed that only divine intervention could shorten his eight-year lease on power. The Soviet bloc's dramatic implosion complemented the President's experience in foreign affairs. He managed to finesse most challenges at home. But the domestic agenda could not be deflected forever, and now he faces a series of divisive concerns, including a new civil rights bill, tax increases and growing fear of recession. The selection of David Souter, while tactically adroit, underscored Bush's need to move cautiously across a domestic playing field that suddenly...