Word: defiant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...defiant rebuff prolongs the siege in Bogota...
Kennedy's aides have just been put on half salary after getting no paychecks for a month. Last week both Brown and Connally suspended staff salaries, and Connally closed down campaign operations in all states that choose delegates after March 18. Vows a penurious but defiant Brown: "We'll hitchhike to the convention if we have...
...Given Trudeau's resignation and the constant harassment by both the Liberals and the socialist, labor-backed New Democratic Party, (NDP) an election seemed a good time to consolidate Conservative support, catch the Liberals in a tricky interregnum bind, and at the same time blame the unwanted campaign on defiant opposition...
...with their hands tied, they now seemed in good physical condition. Several eagerly asked their American visitors which football teams were in the professional playoffs and college bowl games. They were prohibited from talking about politics, but one nonetheless inquired: "Is Teddy Kennedy running for President?" A few muttered defiant wisecracks about their captors, but others, particularly some of the younger ones, seemed under considerable strain. When the brief encounters were over, a few sobbed as they embraced the visitors and then headed back to the cubicles in which they have been held for eight weeks. All the while, thousands...