Word: imperiling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...goal: to survive until the fall without a major crisis and with a few successful vetoes under his belt. By then, Clinton's advisers hope, he will have established himself again as a plausible contender for his own title. But two developments could seriously imperil Clinton's chances before he gets even that far. The first is scandal: the combined spectacle of several top Administration officials under investigation by independent counsels as well as Clinton's Whitewater troubles. The second is a rebellion from within his own party. The President's political advisers have been scanning the horizon since November...
...that Damascus would consider accepting a withdrawal from the Golan in phases. Until now, Syria has rejected a staged pullout, which Israel prefers in order to build trust gradually. Christopher left the Mideast without any tangible achievement to boast of. Late last week, in a move which may further imperil Mideast negotiations, Israeli commandos abducted the leader of a militant Shi'ite faction in Lebanon...
Conservationists winced at the notion of any additional logging in the remaining old-growth forests, warning it could push endangered species to extinction and imperil one of the nation's most vital natural habitats. Still, the antilogging forces sensed they had advanced. "We had a chance for a major victory ending the war," said National Audubon Society vice president Brock Evans. "Instead we conquered another ridge and drove the enemy back, but it's a very shaky victory because much of the policy is vague...
WORRIED THAT GROWING OPPOSITION IN CONGRESS could imperil the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiated by President George Bush last year, the Clinton Administration has promised to put "real teeth" in side agreements to the treaty to protect the environment and workers' rights. Negotiations on those issues got under way in Washington with smiles on all sides. Yet the U.S., Mexico and Canada immediately staked out divergent positions that make a quick accord unlikely...
...city government is no laughing matter as Fresno faces new problems like pollution, which has been added to the seasonal scourges -- droughts and freezes -- that always imperil Fresno's huge yields of cotton, grapes, nuts and cantaloupes. The struggle for water is perennial here, as elsewhere in California. Russell Fey, a former city planner in Modesto who now teaches urban studies at California State University, Fresno, thinks the city should prevent "leapfrog" growth by instituting zoning regulations. But the electorate resents regulation; residential water meters are only now being installed in older Fresno homes, in part because voters have been...