Word: erraticism
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Ever since World War II, when the United States and the Soviet Union first found themselves facing each other as dominant world powers, policymakers here have been unable to determine exactly what Soviet intentions really are. Presidents have alternately viewed the Russians as a hostile foe to whom vigilance is...
With that dizzying record of stop-go inconsistency, Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne made it even less likely that the citizens of Chicago will miss her erratic leadership. Defeated in the Democratic primary on Feb. 22 by Congressman Harold Washington, the only black ever to win a major party's...
It was a startling reversal for Byrne, who had pledged her support to Washington the day after losing to him in the primary and as late as March 1 scoffed that a write-in campaign "couldn't be done." Though there were grim cracks that she had launched a...
The presence of so many kings, presidents, prime ministers and sundry potentates presented the Indians with a security nightmare. To forestall violence or the danger of terrorist attacks, the government had posted battalions of army troops, equipped with machine guns deftly concealed behind flowers, at key intersections throughout the city...
The Supreme Court has ruled that a policeman may order you out of your car after stopping you for a traffic violation. In any case, it is usually wise to get out so that the officer can see you are not a threat. He may not frisk you unless he...