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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days, history will take Ronald Reagan by the hand and lead him down the broad avenues of Washington and among the memories of this Republic, at once so great and so worried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: A Moment of Special Glory | 1/26/1981 | See Source »

...contrast, the non-military, negotiated solution proposed in this paper may well enjoy broad international support and acceptance. This option is seen as most effective in achieving the two key objectives of US policy in this region: limiting Cuban and Soviet expansion and promoting the emergence of stable and pluralistic governments...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Text of 'The El Salvador Dissent Paper' | 1/23/1981 | See Source »

...Opposition forces have unified in a broad coalition which includes moderate reformers, parts of the church, and the marxist and populist guerrilla groups...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Text of 'The El Salvador Dissent Paper' | 1/23/1981 | See Source »

...Other political and diplomatic factors also deserve our attention. The FSLN and, in general, the Nicaraguan process continue to enjoy broad international support. During their first year in government the Sandinista government has gained influence and legitimacy in international forums notably in the OAS, the UN and the non-aligned movement. The Nicaraguan government and the FSLN have opened diplomatic and party relations in most Soviet bloc countries...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Text of 'The El Salvador Dissent Paper' | 1/23/1981 | See Source »

Case histories make that easy to believe. The books that are most often attacked would make a nice library for anybody with broad-gauged taste. Among them: Catcher in the Rye, Brave New World, Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, Catch-22, Soul on Ice, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Little Black Sambo and Merchant of Venice run into recurring protests based on suspicions that the former is antiblack, the latter antiSemitic. One school board banned Making It with Mademoiselle, but reversed the decision after finding out it was a how-to pattern book for youngsters hoping to learn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Growing Battle of the Books | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

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