Word: furor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...respite. Ronald and Nancy Reagan exchanged gifts (a red robe for her, a horse blanket for him) and on Saturday flew off to Palm Springs, Calif., for a week's vacation, but in the Oval Office the President kept a low profile. Perhaps the holidays would quell the furor over the Iran arms scandal, if only temporarily. But Iranscam offered only more grim tidings: continued inertia and infighting at the White House, increased squabbling between the Administration and Capitol Hill over how to clear up the mess, questions about the health of CIA Director William Casey and the emotional stability...
...Administration debates a plan to help Americans deal with catastrophic illness. -- Furor over a racist attack in Queens...
...ways, Marine Lieut. Colonel Oliver North seems to be a throwback to that era of fireside chats and Rita Hayworth pinups, a time when no one seemed to question what America stood for. But today he is playing a darker role, one that is at the heart of a furor that could further undermine the confidence Americans have in their Government...
Despite the furor at home and abroad, Pretoria seemed determined to press forward with the new restrictions. At week's end the government said it had detained several activists, including union members and at least one journalist, allegedly to prevent a wave of violence planned by the outlawed African National Congress. But if South African officials believe their country's race problems will disappear if a free press is unable to report them, they are only confusing the messenger with the message -- and may be underestimating their own people. As the Boston Globe observed last week, "Despots throughout history have...
Since the eruption of the furor over the Iranian arms sale and the Administration's revelation that proceeds were funneled to Nicaraguan rebels, State Department officials, including Shultz himself, have taken strides to distance themselves from the operation...