Word: gringo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Salinas' economic drive has meant redefining some crucial relationships. By extending a friendly handshake to Bush, he has shifted away from prickly concerns about a gringo economic invasion and set U.S.-Mexican relations on a steadier course. Conversely, his approach to Mexico's perennial lawlessness has been firm, from tracking down top drug traffickers to jailing corrupt union and business leaders. Admirers who call Salinas' rapid-fire methods "world-class" say this President is a man in a hurry...
...their failure to curb the tidal wave of cocaine that continues to flood the U.S. But that was before Colombia embarked on its brave and costly offensive against the narcotraficantes and the U.S. launched its military strike against Panamanian strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega, stoking long-standing regional resentments of gringo imperialist intervention...
...which carries a penalty of up to twelve years. According to the bureau, Enrile was said to have been seen with mutineers on the day the December coup attempt began. One of those reportedly observed by three waiters who were catering a meal at Enrile's suburban residence: Gregorio ("Gringo") Honasan, a leader of the rebellion and Enrile's erstwhile security chief. The Senator has denied the allegations and said the government was "clutching at straws." He added, "I welcome the opportunity to face up to this problem so we can settle it once...