Word: clearings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...much Iran's rulers, whoever they may ultimately turn out to be, want to work with the U.S. Equally uncertain is how the downfall of the Shah's regime will affect the balance of power in the Middle East, and in the world. All that is clear is that the collapse of Iran has raised serious new doubts about U.S. foreign policy. In ways not yet fully clear, the sight of Iran reduced to anarchy has brought into question Washington's ability and determination to support its allies and to assert what the nation stands...
Nitze does not believe the Soviets want war. He does believe they seek a clear superiority of power through which they can tilt the world their way. "It is hard to see what factors in the future are apt to disconnect international politics and diplomacy from the underlying real power balances," Nitze testified a few days ago on the Hill. "The nuclear balance is only one element in the overall power balance. But in the Soviet view, it is the fulcrum upon which all other levers of influence−military, economic or political−rest...
...rescuers, who had been dispatched to the embassy in response to Sullivan's repeated, desperate phone calls, were not able to fend off the mob that had gathered in the compound. Among others, Ambassador Sullivan was jostled, though not seriously injured, before the pro-Khomeini forces managed to clear the compound...
...They have to be absolutely clear about what they mean by 'in lieu of tax payments,' " Vellucci said, adding, "the average working class resident doesn't even know what that means. He thinks the University is a bastard that is doing him in, and you can't blame...
...through the dark to the Charles Playhouse's first tier and surreptitiously took his seat. At first, only the devout, well-weathered theater goers noticed him, but as the program wore on, even the most uncultivated picked up on his being there. By evening's end, it was clear that it was the spectral presence of the ghost of that late, great form of entertainment, vaudeville, which had made the show. Yes, the program contained lively music, and a captivating, even heroic, effort from Joe Masiell, but its recreation of a past era was what set it apart. For those...