Word: fight
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Henry Kissinger, the man who invented the one-China policy as President Richard Nixon's National Security Adviser. Stuck so uncomfortably in the middle, the U.S. cannot afford to play electoral politics over Taiwan or flinch from making Taipei practice restraint. Unless Americans are willing to have their children fight for Taiwan, the U.S. must make it just as clear to Taiwan as to China that it will not permit either one to drag it into...
...jingle writer in the throes of alcoholism; Jack, a 59-year-old Broadway producer and former big spender suspended from producing for seven years, a plea bargain for embezzling from his shows; Peter, a wimpy accountant; and Lina, a mental-health administrator, poverty-stricken by a two-year divorce fight with her millionaire husband. All the names, including the doctor's, are pseudonyms...
...live up to the American ideal of giving every person a fair chance. I was proud to serve as executive director of Americans for a Fair Chance. My departure should not be construed in any way as a change of heart in my steadfast commitment to carry on the fight. Also, it is important to note that anti-affirmative-action initiatives for higher education have won in only two states; that can hardly be called a victory. I plan to continue to work for equal opportunity through affirmative action. RENE REDWOOD Washington...
...conservative core in the Majlis was reduced from 170 to 140, and then two years ago Khatami trounced the conservatives? candidate for the presidency in a 70 percent landslide. And the conservatives have been bracing for further setbacks next March. And in 2001, Khatami will face the fight of his life when Iran votes for its next president and the conservatives pour all their considerable political resources into reversing their 1997 humiliation...
...Bronson wants you to feel Silicon Valley's heartbeat. He wants you to know why people pour in from around the globe to struggle at no-name start-ups and fight for $1,200 studios next to strip malls. The valley is the epicenter of the digital revolution, the soul of change. Its lure must be more than a crass grab for cash, right...