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Instead, landfills distant from the inner cities have become the chief refuge for our refuse...
There are several other interesting moments. Cohen must play by an older Senator's rules in a basketball game because of the seniority system. Cohen's former colleagues in the House of Representatives warn him not to become cold and distant like other Senators. Somebody spray paints Cohen's car in what he describes as a typical outbreak of anger against a public figure...
...capital city of San Salvador. Soon there were suggestions that El Salvador could turn into another Viet Nam. One reminder of Viet Nam was the press itself. Television crews chased after combat footage, and correspondents clutched their microphones in the jungle as puffs of smoke appeared in distant treetops...
...domestic market is the principal battleground for most Japanese companies. The products shipped abroad have such high quality and low price in large part because they have already survived the domestic Japanese market. In 1955, for example, the leading motorcycle company in Japan was Tohatsu, while Honda was a distant No. 2. By 1964 the more competitive Honda dominated the local
Regular readers of U.S. News often turn first to "Washington Whispers," such a sensitive barometer that it picks up political reverberations so distant other people haven't even thought about them yet. With President Reagan 31 days in the White House, the whispers about 1984 have already begun. "While the President's closest advisers are openly predicting that Reagan will seek a second term in 1984, they pointedly avoid mentioning Vice-President George Bush as a running mate." Noted as well: "The sort of opponent that Ted Kennedy's aides fear most in his 1982 race for re-election...