Word: deale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...People who end up being deans or college presidents usually have not had specific training in their fields," Gora says. "Most have Ph.D.'s in academic training. There are few programs which provide these new administrators the opportunity to learn about those particular areas which they deal with in day-to-day issues...
...Iran-Contra II: The Drugging When first asked about his role in the Iran-contra affair, Reagan claimed he knew nothing. It seemed the president's subordinates had kept him unaware of the deal, a possibility made convincing to many by Reagan's knack for taking naps during important meetings...
...interrelated factors have contributed to America's inability to deal effectively with terrorism: the trappings of democracy and the spectre of American imperialism...
...morning," Salinas acknowledged in his broadcast. But the agreement produced an almost immediate benefit in restoring some confidence in Mexico's financial stability. Domestic interest rates, which had risen to 56% this year, have fallen 20 percentage points in the past three weeks because financiers anticipated the debt deal. That shift, which will reduce Mexico's cost of financing its budget deficits, gives the country another much needed boost toward new growth...
This unprecedented loosening of central authority is a bold but risky attempt by Gorbachev to deal with the surging tide of nationalism; he has had trouble riding that particular wave in recent months. While Baltic representatives acknowledged that their economies could not yet survive under full independence, some of the more extreme Baltic nationalists hope last week's action will ultimately lead to actual secession from the Soviet Union. The Supreme Soviet seems powerfully aware of the danger. Although the enabling laws granting autonomy to the republics will not be submitted to the Parliament until October, other aggrieved national groups...