Word: counters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...familiar "freedom of the press" counter-argument has opposed these laws. It has been less frequently noted, however, that the causal connection between pornography and rape is tenuous, at best. When the the Supreme Court affirmed that the Indianapolis version of these anti-porn laws was unconstitutional, it did so solely on First Amendment grounds...
...artists is buried in budgets. Copywriters use cocaine to jump-start their creative juices. Independent producers supply it to agency representatives on location. In a survey of 300 advertising directors conducted by Advertising Age magazine in August, 45 reported cases in which cocaine had been used as under-the- counter compensation. Sometimes, ad agency employees hire production companies to make commercials only if the firms offer bribes of cocaine...
Democratic leaders tried to counter what the Administration called Reagan's full-court press by emphasizing the need for stronger diplomatic efforts. "Instead of escalating the fighting in Central America," said House Speaker Tip O'Neill, "the President should ally with the democratic nations in the region who are committed to a peaceful resolution of the region's conflicts. They want America's diplomatic strength, not its military firepower." Indeed, both Costa Rica and Honduras have publicly expressed their misgivings about the contra program...
Weissman, chairman of the committee on investment responsibility, moves that the council get rid of the word "at" and insert a "the" in a clause that reads: "facilitate [the] dialogue that is at the essence of the university." The council then debates the merits of this amendment, and a counter-amendment is proposed: "that" should be changed to "which." The first amendment passes, while the opposition's amendment is mercilessly defeated...
...will counter with a strong front-line trio, a second-team all-ECAC goalie, and a whole lot of experience...