Word: equalizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...feminist groups, the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus and the National Organization of Women, said the Democrats should reaffirm their support for the Equal Rights Amendment and for the right of women to have abortions...
...community. Instead of putting distance between groups, effort should be made to integrate minorities into the community. No one is denying that there are differences between minorities and the white community. There are differences, but they should enhance the community and not hinder it. The goal is to gain equal treatment for minorities. The method of obtaining this goal lies in greater public awareness...
...countries would simply pass along U.S. money or use their own funds to help the contras. Congress might forbid any rerouting of support meant for such friendly nations as Thailand and Taiwan, but a country could, of course, use the U.S. funds for internal purposes and then earmark an equal amount from its own budget for the contras. Congress would then have the option of cutting off or restricting aid to the offending country...
...acquired a 5% stake in the company and was going for more. That assault ended just before Christmas, when Phillips agreed to buy back Pickens' stock for $53 a share. Under the agreement, Phillips also consented to a financial restructuring to make the value of all stockowners' holdings equal to what Pickens received...
...Sunday, March 3, and came up with a sweetener that finally satisfied Icahn. It offered to swap IOUs with a face value of $62 each for half of Phillips' outstanding shares. The plan would add $4.5 billion to Phillips' corporate debt, raising it to $7.3 billion. That would equal 75% of the firm's total worth, well above the typical 40% to 50% level for American industry...