Word: departmentment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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But the most startling symptom of dovishness came from the Pentagon, in the just-released 1989 edition of Soviet Military Power. In the past, the Defense Department has used its annual threat assessment to present the latest scary examples of Soviet high-tech weaponry. This year's version features a...
In Texas, where such tests have been mandatory since 1985, average scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test have remained flat and the dropout rate high. Critics maintain that real learning has been stifled. "Teachers are teaching to the test," says John Moore, chairman of the education department at San Antonio...
Upscale department-store chains have been among the most fashionable U.S. targets for foreign investors. Like well-heeled Christmas shoppers, they scooped up some of the most famous names in American retailing, from Bloomingdale's to Bonwit Teller. Now several store chains are suddenly up for sale again, creating a...
Last week the U.S. attempted to lay blame for the policy impasse on Hanoi's doorstep. Said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher: "We believe that Viet Nam cannot evade its responsibility to help achieve a comprehensive political solution in Cambodia." Until now, the U.S. led Hanoi to believe that the...
The takeover may help inflame growing U.S. anxiety about foreign investment in American companies. Last week the U.S. Department of Transportation persuaded Alfred Checchi, who led a $3.6 billion buyout of Northwest Airlines, to reduce the participation by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in the deal from $400 million to $175...