Word: divisionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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As votes neared in the two houses the division over Nicaraguan policy became sharply partisan, with Republicans hinting that new communist successes in Central America would be blamed on Democrats in future elections.
The U.S. had long imagined that a showdown in Central America might begin that way, and Washington was assembling a fleet of 39 warships for counteraction on the other side of the isthmus. On D day next Tuesday, 2,000 Marines will storm ashore from amphibious assault craft onto an...
In short, it wasn't what' you'd expect from teams entering the game unbeaten in GBL play. The Crimson is now 13-7 overall, 6-0 in GBL action. Brandeis, which made the Division III regionals last year, dropped to 16-6 overall, 3-1 in the GBL.
The Crimson closed its season with a record of 19-9; a division title, a fifth-place East Coast finish and an Ivy League Championship.
As far as CBS is concerned, the takeover drama should be called Mission: Impossible. Wall Street analysts agree that a hostile assault would cost at least $4 billion, more than Turner seems capable of raising. CBS has bolstered its defenses by eliminating a company bylaw that allowed a minority of...