Word: concerns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Donald notes that "Wolfe's fundamental concern was less with political and economic conditions that with the spirit of America." And the spirit of America was, of necessity, one which he had felt in his own soul, deeply, at times abstractly if not outright vaguely, in exhortations and patriotic rumblings and sentimental dithyrambs. The difficulty with such an artistic creed is its high risk factor, its potential to bring about disillusionment...
While private insurers appear to be willing to pay for Retrovir, what worried many at last week's rally was the large number of AIDS patients who / have no insurance. Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman of California shares the concern: "I don't think it's right to let someone die because they don't have private insurance or the financial resources to pay for the drug." Waxman is seeking $60 million in the 1988 budget, and $30 million this year, to help purchase drugs for indigent AIDS victims. If approved, these funds could help patients like Archie Harrison...
...difficult to imagine a successful outcome for the Reagan Administration. The contras have yet to make an impressive military showing, have managed to pile up a dispiriting record of human rights abuses, and have earned a reputation for internal squabbling. Last week Congress found new cause for concern in reports that the CIA is providing the contras with detailed information on targets inside Nicaragua, including maps and blueprints of bridges, dams and other facilities built by U.S. agencies in the 1960s and 1970s. Legislators may find such involvement perilously close to the kind of CIA activities that...
Kohl's attitude reflects West German public opinion. In a recent poll, 67% of the Chancellor's Christian Democratic Party voters said they believed Gorbachev's arms proposals were sincere. Aware that his words might cause concern in Washington and West European capitals, especially Paris, Kohl reiterated his commitment to the allies by saying, "There is no special German way to a solution...
...overseer who declined to be named said that there was little unusual concern among fellow overseers over the upcoming election...