Word: facedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Both the White House and the Pentagon assailed the subcommittee report, which Presidential Spokesman Larry Speakes said was "rehashing a lot of old stuff." At a press conference, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger conceded that he could not fault most of the report's facts, but charged that its conclusions...
Below even the garbage pickers, perhaps, are those who can do nothing but beg. On the Zócalo, the vast central square where the monumental cathedral shoulders the equally monumental presidential palace, a balding man in a frayed black suit plays mournfully on his violin while a haggard woman...
The violent clashes shattered Marcos' attempt to establish an atmosphere of calm. In a conciliatory speech to the assembly, Marcos promised that martial law would not be reintroduced. Under Amendment Six to the Constitution, the President can bypass the assembly in making crucial decisions during a state of national...
So ended the most disruptive labor crisis since Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979. The ten-day strike not only shut down freight operations at more than 90 ports but badly crimped the island nation's maritime exports, worth an estimated $2.5 billion a week. There was also...
Last week Disney and St. Regis faced the fact that greenmail is like blackmail: a company that pays once merely invites new demands. Australian Publisher Rupert Murdoch, who owns 5.6% of St. Regis, said that he was raising $757 million to buy 50.1%. Meanwhile, a group of investors headed by...