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...Saddam also has weapons of mass destruction. Is not the crux of all this the fear that Saddam is a loose cannon with terrible weapons that must be eliminated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with King Hussein: Facing a No-Win Scenario | 11/5/1990 | See Source »

...great for those individuals but it still fails to address the crux of the problem which is the discriminatory policies themselves," said Bonauto. "It's one crack in the wall, but it's quite a thick wall...

Author: By Erik M. Weitzman, | Title: Navy Reverses Stand On ROTC Funds For Two Gay Men | 5/9/1990 | See Source »

...crux of this work is confused identities and the situations that ensue. Audience members themselves will probably be confused for at least the first 10 minutes of the production. The language of the play is initially disconcerting. It takes a while to get used to the Elizabethan diction, and one may get lost in the opening scene while trying to understand what is being said. But the adjustment to the language comes fairly quickly, and is helped by the lively and very physical nature of the acting...

Author: By Yuko Miyazaki, | Title: Comic Confusion Abounds: | 3/16/1990 | See Source »

...small comfort she does find in life comes from Ted and Becky Standish, hosts of the Christian network's "World of Love." The show is the satiric crux of the book, but most of the televangelism satire falls flat, and besides, it has been done before (and better) in other media...

Author: By Kelly A.E. Mason, | Title: A Book That Marvels At Human Goodness | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

...physical distance across the no-man's land behind the Wall, but the political distance between Comecon and the EEC, between the Warsaw Pact and NATO. For now, East Germany remains a vital part of the frontline forces of the Warsaw Pact, and West Germany provides the crux of NATO forces in Western Europe...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: A Reunification Primer | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

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