Word: hawk
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been a relaxing evening for Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, 59, and his wife Lisbeth. They had just been to an evening showing of the new Swedish film The Brothers Mozart in a downtown Stockholm cinema and had decided to take a walk afterward. For the slight, hawk-nosed Swedish politician with a ready smile, it had always been a matter of pride that he sometimes permitted himself to wander freely about the capital, unencumbered by the phalanx of bodyguards that protect other European heads of government. As the Palmes walked along Sveavagen, Stockholm's well-lighted main thoroughfare...
...major story this week on Washington's newest growth industry, TIME describes the phenomenal rise in numbers and clout of the capital's lobbyists and influence peddlers. "It is a revolving door for those who are willing to hawk the connections and access they gained while in office," says Senior Editor Walter Isaacson, who supervised the story. "With tax reform, trade policies and the budget now facing Congress, the effect of influence peddling could become a major political issue...
...supermarkets. At the Apache mall in Rochester, Minn., Bachman's, a prominent Minnesota florist, runs a row of well-stocked kiosks called the European Flower Markets, where customers can shop without passing through any doors. And in Miami, New York and other cities, traffic-dodging vendors hawk $2 bunches to motorists who are willing to roll down their windows...
...actor who plays Hawk added, "the traffic is a big problem...
...book they recently co-authored and defended last night, the K-School scholars forwarded an "Owl" agenda as a compromise to the extremist "Hawk" and "Dove" camps. Hawks believe in "peace through strength," while Doves prescribe arms control and accommodation. Owls, on the other hand, think nuclear war is likely to stem from a loss of control and thus work to strengthen organizations and coordinate events to prevent such a catastrophe...