Word: legion
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...relief echoed around the world. Reason: delegates to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted to place the elephant, earth's largest land mammal, on the roll of animals that stand worrisomely close to the brink of extinction. That decision, supported by 76 nations and a legion of conservation and environmental groups, triggered a worldwide ban on the ivory trade. The hope is that it will bring an end to a decade of slaughter in which poachers have reduced Africa's once proud herds from 1.3 million...
...which makes the Pete Rose story more than a gossipy tale about the downfall of an idol. Whether or not he bet on baseball, the last thing America's growing legion of gamblers needs is an example of an admitted heavy bettor blithely denying he has done anything wrong and actually commanding the sympathy of people who continue to worship him. The lure of excessive gambling is too great, even without an exemplar of Rose's stature. Painful as it may be for the millions who admired him as a ballplayer, he should be punished as severely as an objective...
...speech to the American Legion on Sept. 7, Bush quoted Teddy Roosevelt on how "sentimentality" is out of place when vital national interests are at stake. He cited the 1983 invasion of Grenada and the 1986 bombing raid on Libya as models of the way the U.S. should protect itself against enemies who are doing Moscow's dirty work. At numerous rallies Bush suggested that Dukakis would be like Carter, whom he accused of having presided over "America's retreat in this hemisphere and around the world" -- an echo of the canal sellout charge...
Weinstein is a popular speaker, a motormouth with a New York City accent and a concise choreography of hand and facial expression to convey such messages as "gedoutta-heah-gimme-a-break." He wears tailored suits and a gold bracelet with STAN spelled in diamonds. His admirers are legion. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't love it," he says. "One time we were flying in from Europe, and we had 40 minutes to get through Customs at Kennedy and make our next flight. The Customs man said, 'Are you Stan Weinstein? I saw you on Wall...
...accord, Thornburgh got the Supreme Court to vacate the stay he had requested, and everything seemed set for the trial to begin. But hardly to run smoothly: the North defense can be expected to seize every opportunity to delay or perhaps scuttle the trial. And such opportunities will be legion. Lawyer Sullivan ("I'm not a potted plant") has asserted that classified information "pervades" the charges against North. The heart of his defense is that North acted solely on orders from, or at least with the permission of, higher authority -- and that the orders or permission was spelled out only...