Word: fought
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...plans soon ran into powerful opposition from the two rival committee chairmen who had sponsored the two rival energy plans. One was Arizona's lanky Mo Udall, chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee. A dedicated conservationist, he has fought for safeguards to protect the environment. The other was Michigan's short-tempered John Dingell, chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. He has strongly favored sweeping away state and federal regulations on energy matters...
...first round of voting ended in bitter wrangling. The I.R.P. was accused of cheating by practically all its principal opponents. Minister of State Dariush Forouhar, leader of the Iran Nation Party, resigned his Cabinet post to protest "widespread, shameless fraud." Said he: "I have fought for the principle of fair play all my life. I won't stomach this circus." Last week the ruling Revolutionary Council set up a seven-member commission to look into the allegations of fraud. If the charges prove to be true, said Banisadr, new elections will be held in some constituencies...
...find it strange presiding over an army with guerrillas you fought against...
...Throughout my career as a soldier, I've found myself in some pretty strange positions. If you're any good as a soldier, you cope with them. I've always been open-minded about the people we fought against, and I can get along with any group that shows me the same kind of good will as I try to show toward them...
...have much to offer our young boxers," said Bob Surkien, national boxing chairman of the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union. "No college scholarships, no fancy cars. What we can offer them is a chance to see the world." Surkien fought back tears as he spoke: he had just learned that 14 members of a U.S. amateur boxing team, flying from New York City to matches in Cracow and Katowice, had died in the crash of a Polish IL-62 jetliner near Warsaw's Okecie Airport. The disaster, which took the lives of all 77 passengers and ten crew members...