Word: closers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When one was Master, one was closer to the student unrest as opposed to a Faculty member with a nice office in the distance," he says...
...same period, four Presidents have pushed to stoke up trade with China for rich profits for the U.S. economy. The hard part is making sure the U.S. doesn't sell the Chinese goods they could turn to military use. Sensibly regulated exports actually boost American security indirectly by promoting closer ties and helping ensure that China doesn't make deals with less conscientious countries...
...mall now stands -- a sign that priorities have changed. TIME Asia deputy editor Adi Ignatius says that "people in Beijing are no longer hung up on Tiananmen." Capitalism is more important than democracy now, and that's just fine with the government. But with critics in the West watching closer than ever for signs of a China they can hate, official Beijing is on edge. In one of the rare allusions to the anniversary by Chinese officialdom, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao warned about the West's "anti-China propaganda." "In the political turmoil which took place in 1989, some...
...elite white class of New Orleans and a dedicated Republican, he belonged to private clubs that excluded blacks and Jews. "They know how I stand on these matters," he said. "I certainly wouldn't change their views by getting out." Perhaps not. But Wisdom's opinions certainly moved us closer to the time when no element of society is excluded from enjoying the fruits of our democracy...
COLD FRONT This may seem out of season, but researchers are getting closer--just a little--to curing the common cold. An experimental remedy called tremacamra seems to cut the severity of cold symptoms in half, with no bothersome side effects. When sprayed in the nose six times a day, tremacamra blocks the site where cold viruses latch onto cells. Don't toss the tissues yet. Tremacamra was tested on only one cold virus; there are hundreds more out there...