Word: holding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Much to the dismay of the contras, the demobilization plan enjoys the support of Nicaragua's 20 opposition parties. To ensure their cooperation, President Daniel Ortega Saavedra pledged to suspend Nicaragua's military draft until after the election, to hold fair balloting and to grant opposition candidates free television time. But the U.S. remains skeptical that the election will really prove free or fair, and last week's agreement provides no penalties whatsoever should Ortega renege on his pledges...
...campaigned against Michael Dukakis' "Harvard boutique" of advisers but now has erected a system staffed by his share of Kennedy School alumni: "I've known pretty well how I want to reach decisions -- get good, strong, experienced people, encourage them to express their views openly, encourage them not to hold back...
...another bid for United emerges, stock speculators wonder, will Davis raise the ante or once again take his stock profits and move on (he is believed to hold a 3.5% stake in the company)? Back at Horace Mann High School in the Bronx, Davis' classmates said the pugnacious youth could -- and would -- argue any side of an issue. Even now he may be mulling his next daring move over a nice hot pastrami sandwich in Beverly Hills...
Walesa announced August 7 he wanted to form a coalition government and his representatives began talks Thursday with Malinowski's United Peasant Party and the Democrats, the minor parties that hold the balance of power...
...pace toward integration. The city remains a bastion of housing segregation, with most blacks living south of the downtown business district and most whites to the north. Black leaders are pressing for more seats on the eleven-member city council, where, despite their 30% share of the population, they hold but two positions; Hispanics (16%) and Asians (2%) have none...