Word: drafted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Several Justices questioned Weinberg's charge that Congress wrote draft legislation in 1948 "in an atmosphere permeated by male chauvinism." Chief Justice Warren Burger asked the lawyer last month. "Since when is it the function of the courts to inquire into atmospheres...
...government, represented by Solicitor General Wade H. McCree, has argued that the Selective Service should not register women for the draft since they are ineligible for combat roles. McCree has also contended that sex-discrimination within the military can be constitutional, and that Congress has the sole right to raise an army without interference from other branches of government...
Leaders in Congressional debate over registration and the draft have declined to predict the possible results of a decision striking down the existing program. Staffers in the Senate and House of Representatives have said, however, that such a ruling could give supporter of the draft an excuse to re-open debate on that issue...
...sick of typing and pruned her bibliography. Lisa had returned with the thesis and an armful of apples and was finishing the proofreading. Heather thumbed through the pages. They were beautiful, but she felt an overwhelming sense of in-completion, as if she were handing in a good first draft, as if there were still sources to be read, analysis to be added, ideas to polish. She couldn't quite believe it was finished...
Today, Americans are confronted with so much that relying on music might be futile. Unemployment, inflation, draft registration, the decline of democracy, the power of the archaic Moral Majority, reincited racial and ethnic tensions, and terrorism combine to leave the average individual reeling. Recently, rock music has fragmented, reflecting the various attempts to escape: Middle of the road music, power pop, reggae/ska, new wave, disco and experimental music have divided record buyers as sharply as society has split. There is no longer a single "trend" in pop music. New albums from new groups proliferate, making demands on consumers, who need...