Word: frequented
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...arms must not be used outside the country without Washington's explicit approval. The Carter Administration, however, reportedly did give Hussein permission to use U.S. arms to defend the oil sheikdoms of the gulf if necessary. Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher announced that the U.S., despite its frequent declarations of neutrality, would "respond to requests for assistance from nonbelligerent friends in the area who feel threatened by the conflict." The U.S. military contingent supporting four electronic surveillance planes (AWACS) loaned to Saudi Arabia had grown to more than 800 men last week. Additional troops and equipment were expected...
...Hospital on Mount Scopus and at a clinic of the University of Naples performed gene transfers on two female patients. Both had severe thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder in which the bone marrow produces red cells with defective hemoglobin (the molecule that carries oxygen to body tissues). Victims need frequent blood transfusions, but this leads to a buildup of iron in the body, particularly the heart, that can eventually cause death...
...life. There was darkness everywhere." When Sagan's soliloquy ended, said a reviewer, 100,000 teen-age listeners must have vowed on the spot to become astronomers. One thing is certain: Sagan captivated Carson, who kept inviting him back for further appearances. Indeed he became such a frequent guest that students would greet his return to the Ithaca lecture halls with a mock Tonight show-type introduction: "Heeere's Carl...
...voting for a politician favoring abortion would incur some of the guilt for "this horrendous crime and deadly sin." The unnamed targets: pro-choice Congressional Candidates Barney Frank and James Shannon. The letter caused bitter debate about whether the church had improperly taken a hand in partisan politics, a frequent question throughout the U.S. during this election year. In April, for instance, a South Dakota priest wrote colleagues across the state urging them to support an anti-abortion candidate who was opposing pro-choice Senator George McGovern...
...result is not a pretty picture. His letters show him in a much more flattering light. When he was not beset by strangers or pursued by his own demons, he genuinely cared about pleasing his friends and loved ones. He entertained and consoled, advised and gently scolded. His frequent travels took him great distances from those whose company he enjoyed, so he used the mails to talk to them, to mimic "conversation as I love it, with anecdote occurring spontaneously and aptly, jokes growing and taking shape, fantasy." This collective performance was one of his most dazzling...