Word: flew
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Palestinian state is within our grasp," he declared. "Soon the Palestinian flag will fly on the walls, the minarets and the cathedrals of Jerusalem." Arafat was more intent on shoring up his own constituencies. Embarking on a week of consultations even more breathless than usual, the peripatetic chairman flew off to reassure Arab leaders in Yemen, Egypt, Sudan and Morocco...
There are still some obstacles to overcome. The rocket that flew last week is a prototype that is only one-third the size of the planned vehicle. Even if the DC-X continues to perform well (the next flight is scheduled for this week), it could take five years and at least $2 billion before a full-scale Delta Clipper is ready for business. But aerospace executives are already dreaming about the day when getting into orbit costs no more than a transatlantic flight. Among their pet ideas: nuclear-waste disposal, space- based advertising and low-earth-orbit tourism...
Fred Woodruff was just another diplomat until he died. But when CIA director James Woolsey flew to Tbilisi to collect his body last week, it was not hard to deduce that Woodruff was actually a U.S. spy. His death dramatized America's increasing involvement in the volatile remnants of the old Soviet empire. As Washington tries to boost its ties with these disorderly states, even to mediate their conflicts with Russia, Woodruff's slaying raises a sharp warning: these lands are increasingly chaotic, and chaos has its perils...
...murder remains a mystery. American officials say the killing may have been a random event. Highwaymen regularly prey on motorists along that road. Although three locals were detained and questioned by Georgian authorities several days after the murder, a U.S. official says they were "not political." Two FBI agents flew to Tbilisi last week to participate in the investigation...
...where he dozed a bit before meeting with Wisconsin's Governor and one of its Congressmen. He then flew to the flood-damaged area and announced that two dozen counties were federal disaster areas...