Word: circuitous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Unfortunately, a year after the near collapse of our financial system, there is virtually no sign of reform. The report on the crash from the presidential commission headed by Nicholas Brady (now Secretary of the Treasury) is a dead letter. The only result appears to be the adoption of "circuit breakers," which would temporarily halt trading during a steep market plunge. That is not a cure for the disease that brought...
Stasuik, a transfer student from Princeton, reached the semifinals of the "A" flight before losing to Martin, a freshman from Tennesee, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Even though she isn't a pro, Martin is ranked in the top 50 on the women's circuit. This summer she played in the U.S. Open...
...education, no profession. Now it is time for me to look after my future and make provision for it," he says. Sjoberg calls the 8-ft. barrier his next goal "because it is such a big thing in the United States," where appearance fees run high on the indoor circuit...
What was Vice President Salvador Laurel up to when he accused President Corazon Aquino of incompetence earlier this month and suggested that she resign? Manila's coffeehouse circuit suspected Laurel was more concerned about his political future than good government. That theory got a boost last week when Laurel joined Juan Ponce Enrile, Aquino's former Defense Minister, to launch a new opposition party. Laurel is expected to head the alliance, which includes disgruntled supporters of Ferdinand Marcos. Said Hernando Perez, a pro-Aquino member of the House of Representatives: "Laurel will join any party that will make him President...
Half the states have parental-notification laws but most, like Ohio, have not enforced their statutes because of legal challenges. Of the ten states with such laws in force, only Minnesota requires notification of both parents, regardless of divorce, separation or desertion. Judge John Gibson of the Eighth Circuit, writing for the majority, rejected the argument that Minnesota's requirement would often add to family problems: "Although some parents may be abusive, or at best unhelpful to their minor child faced with the decision whether to have an abortion, that is hardly a reason to discard the pages of experience...