Word: buildups
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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WASHINGTON--The U.S. buildup to a fighting force of 430,000 in the Persian Gulf will take up to two months, officials said yesterday as details began emerging on president Bush's plans for matching Iraq soldier for soldier across the Kuwait border...
...expensive item that the defense-spending bill does not include is Operation Desert Shield. The buildup was funded through Oct. 1 with a special $2 billion appropriation. The Pentagon estimates it could cost as much as $15 billion over the next 12 months. Congress refused to provide that much, since it considers the sum inflated. The lawmakers are also waiting to see whether the Saudis, who have pledged $6 billion, and European allies will share the burden...
Government spending. The "New Mainstream" stresses "fiscal responsibility," which appears to mean slashing all sorts of spending programs (none of the Democrats are specific about which programs will be cut). And unlike the Democratic Party of old, which sensibly fought much of the Reagan defense buildup, the "New Mainstream" does not call for a preponderance of these budget reductions to come from the Pentagon's coffers. Wilder himself has never explicitly called for cuts in the Strategic Defense Initiative...
...interior wall of a major coronary artery -- the ominous consequence of a typically American high-cholesterol, high-fat diet. By his 20s, the streaks have formed plaques, growths with a fatty center covered by a fibrous cap of smooth muscle cells. By his 40s, the plaque, its buildup accelerated by smoking and high blood pressure, has protruded well into the bloodstream, closing 65% of the arterial passage. The blood swirls and eddies dangerously as it forces its way past the swelling obstructions...
...separate controlled studies, Dr. David Blankenhorn of the University of Southern California and Dr. Greg Brown at the University of Washington have shown that the buildup of arterial plaque can be reversed by a combination of drugs and a low-fat diet. A third study, by Dr. Dean Ornish of the University of California at San Francisco, has generated even more remarkable results. In his book, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease, published by < Random House this month, Ornish describes how changes in life-style alone, like reducing stress as well as fat, can effectively reverse heart...