Word: furiousness
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...deliriously wild spectacle that is one of this show's unforgettable moments. In this scene, Raphael also reminds us of Orton's message that we are all guests in this camp by having the two couples start off sitting in the audience. Wisely, Raphael keeps the pace fast and furious and never lets the audience off this roller coaster ride of a show...
...test of the Reagan Doctrine, the U.S. got itself trapped in a self-damaging cycle. In 1984 it was discovered that the CIA had secretly supervised the mining of Nicaraguan harbors -- another operation that North had a hand in planning. Vessels of friendly countries were damaged, and Congress was furious at not being adequately informed of the operation. Republican Senator Barry Goldwater angrily wrote Casey, "The President has asked us to back his foreign policy. Bill, how can we back his foreign policy when we don't know what the hell he is doing...
With those words and after months of cautious deliberation and disagreement within his Administration, President Ronald Reagan finally unveiled a plan for combatting AIDS -- and further fueled the furious debate over how best to contain the virus. The question is fast becoming one of the most hotly contested issues both in Washington and on the international political agenda. As evidence of growing concern, 6,082 AIDS researchers and public health officials from 50 countries gathered in Washington for the largest conference ever devoted exclusively to the disease...
...have been the Reagan appointees on the Federal Reserve Board. In February 1986 Volcker came up on the losing side when his colleagues voted 4 to 3 to cut the discount rate that the Fed charges on loans to member banks. The chairman likes debate, but was furious to lose a vote and considered quitting. "The second floor ((where Volcker has his office)) was rocking a bit," says a former assistant. Following the episode, the official who resigned was not Volcker but his rival, Vice Chairman Preston Martin...
...pass laws, which were repealed last year. The mayor of Lekoa, Esau Mahlatsi, urged Botha to allow blacks to enter Parliament, while the President in turn asked townspeople to resist "the influence of radicals and fanatics." Though Botha drew cheers from black crowds during his visit, other blacks were furious at Mahlatsi for letting the white leader in the door. Referring to the mayor's presentation of "the freedom of Lekoa" to his distinguished visitor, the Sowetan demanded in an editorial, "Does it not strike you as odd that black councilors should be giving away something they do not have...