Word: crisises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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From dawn to dusk these days, Bush has taken the dewy path along the Rose Garden and wondered about his fate. Not in despondency -- that is not his nature -- but in a detached, curious and wary way. Once he looked up after long hours of deliberation and said, "The decisions...
Almost every morning now it is somewhat the same. The first light is just touching the old elm planted by John Quincy Adams when a somber-suited CIA briefer with his bagful of woes pulls up beside Bush's desk. The cables from the secret operatives have grown distinctly more...
In the world of presidential crises, last week was about a 3 on a scale of 10 -- no great threat to civilization. Yet there is a law in the exercise of power: whatever the true dimensions of a crisis, it tends to fill the time and space of the moment...
Even though his election plans were disrupted, Noriega remained in control of Panama. But his rule is no longer as absolute as it was a week ago. The elections bestowed a certain legitimacy on the opposition and forced Noriega to consult more frequently than usual with the military, the key...
In short, no matter which scheme proves best, the virtually limitless power that could eventually result from fusion is a dream that will not come true anytime soon. The solution to the world's energy crisis is not likely to be declared in a press conference. It must be slowly...