Word: concessioner
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The authorities had wanted Popieluszko to be buried in his native village of Okopy, a hamlet 20 miles from the Soviet border, but they yielded to the church's request for a Warsaw funeral. In a further concession, the regime allowed a church-appointed doctor and lawyer to observe...
"In every victory, there are seeds of defeat," Walter Mondale said in his concession speech. "In every defeat, there are seeds of victory," Amidst the grandeur of Ronald Reagan's stunning triumph, these words sounded a hollow clang.
Unfortunately for Mondale, Reagan has succeeded in appropriating the "Peace through Strength" philosophy of defense from the Democratic Party as well. This legacy of Kennedy and Harry S Truman--nowhere more evident than in Kennedy's brave action in the Cuban Missile Crisis--has reappeared in Reagan's performances in...
I want to disagree on the basis of every attempt at such "initiatives" that have been started since the troubles began. Their inevitable failure results from the fact that neither side can accept any constitutional change. Any infringement on the sovereignty of the North is immediately denounced by the Unionists...
Nonetheless, some Reagan aides hoped to the end that their boss might pry some more substantive agreement out of the Soviet visitor. Gromyko was well aware of that attitude. As he entered the White House at 10 a.m. Friday, he was invited to sign the guest book in the Roosevelt...