Word: hunts
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Washington's hopes have been nourished by indications that the P.L.O. may be in the process of scrapping its strategy of perpetual war against Israel. In the view of U.S. analysts, the P.L.O. has been hurt badly by the "hunt and destroy" raids that the Israelis have launched into southern Lebanon since April. The P.L.O. is also disturbed by the degree to which Arab allies like Syria and Iraq have been preoccupied with their own problems. Moreover, Arafat is thought to have been persuaded that continued Palestinian violence only reinforces Israeli Premier Menachem Begin's contention that...
...surprisingly, the two manage to survive their adventure with only a sustained high. This episode, typical of the acknowledged "Prince of Gonzo," can be found in the title piece of his first book in six years, The Great Shark Hunt...
...give readers a "full understanding" of what goes on during a Presidential election, a Super Bowl or a Chicano uprising in L.A. But neither will the calculated "uni-tone" of Time magazine or the caution--sometimes necessary but not always illuminating--of "objective" journalism. The Great Shark Hunt ensures that the "bad craziness" that a lot of people would like to forget will be preserved, and not die on the trash heaps of Rolling Stone's disintegrating bound volumes...
North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt succeeded in pushing through a mandatory minimal competency test for high school graduation?normally one of those awful contests between reflexive liberals, who oppose standardized testing as unfair, and the Marines of morality, who want everyone to shape up. Strongly opposed by some blacks and teachers, Hunt tried to persuade the state that he did not wish to punish anyone but simply wanted to establish some basic levels of competence in education. When simple persuasion did not work, Hunt tried...
...TIME correspondents and editors began gathering suggestions from Congressmen, religious leaders, educators, politicians and prominent citizens in every part of the nation. TIME tried especially to find leaders on the local and regional levels. As North Carolina Governor James B. Hunt remarked: "I think we've got the attitude in this country that Government has to do everything for people. My whole approach is 'Let's try to do it for ourselves on the local level.' " The magazine sought figures of integrity who have exerted a significant social or civic impact, regardless of politics or ideology. Boston College President...