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Word: executioner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Incoming New Mexico Governor Garrey Carruthers, a Republican, had made his intentions clear: "The first thing I want to see on my desk after I'm elected Governor is the paperwork necessary to restart the death penalty." Last week outgoing Governor Toney Anaya, a Democrat, made certain Carruthers would have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death: Penalty Parting Shot | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

The principal responsibility of the NSC staff is to coordinate the design and execution of U.S. foreign and defense policy. It referees among the powerful departments and agencies, when necessary playing the honest broker to ensure that issues are identified, options framed, arguments heard, decisions reached and tasks carried out...

Author: By Richard N. Haass, | Title: Reassessing the NSC | 12/3/1986 | See Source »

But for all the bravery that it took to take on Liberty and Power, the execution does not live up to what one might expect from one of America's preeminent historians.

Author: By Victoria G.T. Bassetti, | Title: The Pitfalls of Heroic History Writing | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

But for all the bravery that it took to take on Liberty and Power, the execution does not live up to what one might expect from one of America's preeminent historians.

Author: By Victoria G.T. Bassetti, | Title: Not Up To Par | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

Most notable, unnoted play of the week: This week's award goes to Tom Yohe and two of his receivers for a pair of nifty completions during a fourth-quarter drive. The drive eventually stalled--and came up empty on Andy Maretz's fourth missed field goal of the game...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: The 400-Foot Linebacker | 11/12/1986 | See Source »

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