Word: getting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...chronicles the mounting debacle of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, which began with the announced goal of ending the safe haven enjoyed by Yasser Arafat and his Palestine Liberation Organization troops. In this Israel succeeded. That was almost easy, since a lot of Lebanese also wanted to get rid of the P.L.O. The Israeli soldiers were welcomed as saviors: "Everywhere you went in Lebanon, Jews were getting their pictures taken. This was not a nation at war, it was a nation on tour...
...boyish exuberance and devil-may- care abandon characterized by the belly-flop, headfirst slides that kept his uniform constantly dirty. He soared far beyond athletes who had vastly more natural grace. A whole generation of fathers told their Little League sons to play like Rose if they wanted to get the most out of their ability...
...issuing a temporary restraining order barring Giamatti from holding the hearing, which had been scheduled for Monday. In what many critics denounced as a hometown ruling by a judge soon up for re- election, Nadel declared that Giamatti was so biased against Rose that the Reds' manager could not get a fair hearing. Nadel this week will conduct another hearing on a motion for an injunction to bar the Giamatti proceeding indefinitely. Even if Nadel issues the injunction, baseball lawyers are certain to appeal. Legal experts give them an excellent chance of winning; Nadel's initial ruling broke a long...
...operator of gambling itself, it has given ! ((betting)) an imprimatur." A 60-year-old former bookie and member of Gamblers Anonymous in Los Angeles who gives his name only as Freddy S. says, "All these states have the lottery. All these housewives and welfare recipients are going to get hooked. Kids aren't going to get diapers and food. You can pick up almost any newspaper now and get the lines ((odds on sporting events)). You couldn't do that in my day; you had to pay for that service. All this information, it's just too accessible...
...over the head. That is why Marc has a steel plate in his head. After a failed suicide attempt, he entered a self-help group at Tampa's Glenbeigh Hospital and thinks this time he really has quit gambling. Says Marc: "I'm a miracle. Most people that get in as deep I did either end up dead, in prison or alone...