Word: closely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Abortion rights groups in the past would not have considered settling for anything less than a victory in this case. Many clinics would be forced to close or raise their prices under the restrictions, and the first victims of these changes would be poor and rural women...
...days, there have been reports and growing speculation that Honecker's 18-year rule at the head of the Communist Party may be drawing to a close...
...contradictions about its role. Two hours after the coup collapsed, Noriega offered his version of events. "This is part of the continuing aggression and penetration of the P.D.F. by the U.S.," he charged on national television. As evidence, the general's supporters pointed to U.S. Army helicopters that passed close to the Comandancia during the fighting and the hundreds of troops who were deployed, within areas under U.S. jurisdiction, in positions blocking two of the roads leading into the city. That forced Noriega's allies to use alternate routes to transport loyal units from the elite Battalion...
...Administration's handling of the failed coup, as did two congressional committees. Conceded a senior White House official: "You could ) make a good case that we had something of an intelligence failure." Said another: "There's no excuse. We've had a big presence in Panama and close ties with its military for a long time...
...attempt against him by the Panamanian military in the past 18 months, raising questions about whom the general can trust among his forces. Although a housecleaning of the P.D.F. will follow, Noriega can no longer count on even his inner circle. "This was no gringo plot," says a source close to Noriega. "This came from the general's inner core." That much, at least, can give Panamanians -- and Washington -- hope that Noriega's days are numbered...