Word: figuredness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The U.S. responded by publicly calling Iraq's human rights practices "abysmal." Some officials wanted to do more and proposed putting Iraq back on the terrorist list. Officials prepared to tighten export controls and canceled another $500 million in commodity export credits because the Iraqi program was tainted by fraud...
Any kind of "constructive engagement" policy with a man like Saddam had to assume his behavior could be affected by U.S. sticks and carrots. It is understandable that Bush would want to bring Iraq into the community of nations, but some government experts now think Saddam never had any interest...
By his own testimony, Clinton began thinking about running for President as a teenager. Indications are that he started seriously pondering what would be required for a winning race early in 1987. As a successful Governor of Arkansas, he already figured in speculation, and when he summoned his closest advisers...
But you can't blame my dad. If the refrain of Jewish mothers is to eat well and dress warm, Jewish fathers just want their Harvard kids to go see The Dersh. And now Dersh has a new book. He's working on a novel, even. I figured that this...
Despite inflation of 1,000% this year, not everyone cared to take heed of Gaidar's advice. In private trading in Moscow, single vouchers were reportedly fetching anywhere from 500 to 50,000 rubles. Though conservative opponents called the program "deeply depraved" and have tried unsuccessfully to derail it in...