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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there could be danger in this power. Jackson is now unchallenged. With Jackson holding all of the Black vote in his hands, he is actually paralyzing it at the same time...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue, | Title: Blacks Play Follow the Leader | 8/5/1988 | See Source »

...anything, the National Geographic survey results highlight the danger of looking back at the expense of anticipating the future. As populations continue to soar in the Third World, the U.S. will represent a smaller and smaller proportion of the world's population. And economically, the Far East has already achieved unparalleled influence that will only continue to grow...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: "Cuba's Next to China, Right?" | 7/29/1988 | See Source »

Struggling to rein in the federal budget deficit, Carlucci and Congress are slowing the runaway growth in defense spending unleashed during the early Reagan years. Some proposed weapons, ships and planes are in danger of being scrapped by the Pentagon, which would cut into the profitability of companies that have spent millions on research and development. Other projects could be postponed or stretched out. Adding to the industry's uncertainty is the question of what President Reagan's successor will do once he gets his hands on the Pentagon's purse strings. Many executives echo the fears of Grumman Chairman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drawing A Flak Attack | 7/25/1988 | See Source »

...novel's opening words are "there is a wasp in the kitchen," and with such an ominous beginning we are immediately set on edge, armed with the knowledge that somewhere in the novel, someone is in danger. The wasp scare turns out to be incidental, but it does serve to introduce us to the family of main characters whose lives are destined to fall apart...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Letting the Truth Ring Out | 7/22/1988 | See Source »

...destruction of the Iranian airbus should, by rights, lead to some form of searing national soul-searching. Whatever the provocation, whatever the perceived danger, whatever the rectitude of America's mission in the gulf, it was the Vincennes that fatally fired. The captain, who was only following proper procedures, may be free of personal fault. But no matter how understandable each of the Navy's actions, the fact remains that a string of American decisions created a situation that led to the shooting down of the Iranian airbus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Bad Things Are Caused by Good Nations | 7/18/1988 | See Source »

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