Word: canceled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...talk of a peace deal in Kuwait sent another shudder through Shamir's government, leading many members to conclude that they may not get to see Baghdad burn after all. To make matters worse, Israeli officials had to watch as the U.S. Senate voted last week to cancel Egypt's $6.7 billion military debt, marking the first time that Egypt will receive a better deal than Israel from the U.S., a stark reminder to Israelis of their diminishing importance as a strategic ally in the region...
...Vice President and General Counsel Daniel Steiner '54, explaining his decision to cancel a detail of off-duty police officers guarding Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia...
...four-week stay in 1987, the Argentine journalist had already asserted his support, as a Latin American socialist, for Cuba's right to sovereignty, while also declaring his hatred, as a former political prisoner of the Argentine military, of totalitarianism in all its forms. Opposing predispositions would cancel each other out, leaving him in a state of perfect neutrality...
...fall, with the legacy of council incompetence and apathy at the top of their minds, one-sixth of Harvard undergraduates just said no to the council. More than 1000 students took the time to find that little line on their term bills which gives $16.67 to the council, and cancel their "donation." When you consider that very few first-year students even knew that they were funding the council, this figure is remarkable...
...Mackintosh announced that English actor Jonathan Pryce would reprise is starring role as a Eurasian pimp in the Broadway version of the much heralded London musical. The Actor's Equity Association and several members of the theater community opposed Mackintosh's casting decision and in response Mackintosh threatened to cancel the show...