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...billed as one of Greece's most important elections since World War II. At stake: the future direction of a volatile democracy still haunted by the memory of a right-wing dictatorship, perhaps even the stability of NATO's southern flank. The campaign had been spectacular and occasionally ugly, a succession of mammoth rallies, fiery oratory and occasional mudslinging. When the political chorus finally fell silent last week, there was a faint sense of relief in Western capitals. The paradoxical reason: Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou, 66, the charismatic Socialist whose belligerent rhetoric and obstructionist ways have tested alliance patience since...
Meanwhile, in the second minute of Saturday night's contest, the Crimson started a trend which was to prove to be the pattern throughout the 90 minutes--they would attack or counterattack down the flank, make a great cross into the area, the goalkeeper would be drawn out of position, and nobody would be there to hit it home...
...their legislating crusade was thwarted by filibusters by Weicker and Oregon Senator Bob Packwood, the Administration's own emphasis on fiscal issues, and bickering among the various antiabortion advocates. While not a dominant force within the party, the fundamentalists are a strong pressure on its far-right flank...
...days earlier, an assassination attempt had rocked one of the less successful pillars of U.S. policy in Central America. Eden Pastora Gómez, the redoubtable leader of one flank of the CIA-sponsored contras, had invited about 15 reporters to his headquarters inside Nicaragua. The group was driven from San Jose, the Costa Rican capital, to the San Juan River, which serves as the border between the two countries. There the reporters climbed into two long dugouts with outboard motors and chugged up the river for two hours, until they reached a two-story wooden building. Ushered...
Investigators plan next to focus on the fate of the 37 men of E Company who died in battle. Many experts believe Custer sent them to protect his left flank. Others claim they were rushing from the slaughter through a gulch called Deep Ravine. Mounds exposed by the fire will be excavated. Any skeletons found will be examined for powder burns, which might indicate suicide...