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...unification of Germany will provide a strong impetus for economic community," Kohl said...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Kohl Calls for U.S. Assistance | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

...impetus is the wave of killings between the Gio and Mano tribes, who dominate the Front, and Doe's Krahn tribe supporters. Led by Charles Taylor, a Gio and former official in the Doe government, the Front's ranks have swelled to 5,000 insurgents since the rebellion began last Christmas Eve. They now seem poised to overthrow the former master sergeant, whose regime has been accused of corruption, economic mismanagement and human rights abuses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Liberia: Doe on The Run | 6/11/1990 | See Source »

Similarly, HRAAA Executive Director Robert P. Wolff '54 said divestment by Harvard could provide an important extra impetus for the positive changes in South Africa that have only just begun...

Author: By Maggie S. Tucker, | Title: Calls for Divestment Continue | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

...universities' actions were given added impetus by the military's recent decisions to demand repayment of ROTC scholarship money from three cadets discharged for their sexual orientation. On two separate occasions, members of Congress sent letters to Cheney slamming the Pentagon for seeking repayment...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: College Consortium Questions Military | 5/16/1990 | See Source »

High-profile ecological catastrophes over the past few years provided tangible evidence of the global problem and gave impetus to the growing political movement...

Author: By E.k. Anagnostopoulos, | Title: In Earth Day's Wake... | 4/26/1990 | See Source »

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