Word: lied
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...importance of Schroeder's candidacy did not lie in her ability to win but in her visibility and qualifications as a candidate--her stature as a respected politician would have proven that a woman of the 1980s could do the job. Geraldine Ferarro already taught the nation that lesson four years...
...genuine, the telegram would be the first document directly linking Waldheim, 69, to possible war crimes in the Kozara campaign, in which an estimated 60,000 Yugoslav civilians died. It could also give the lie to Waldheim's steadfast denial that he participated in atrocities, and would indicate, as a Western diplomat put it, that Waldheim was "part of the conveyor belt that committed them...
...numbers: unemployment, inflation and interest rates. Last October, it looked as if the nation was headed for a major recession, which would enhance the political fortunes of the Democrats, particularly those who were willing to talk sense about budget problems. There are, in fact, continued signs that rocky waters lie ahead, most notably last week's report that housing starts in December tumbled by a startling 16%. Yet most recent economic forecasts suggest that the economy may somehow muddle along until at least November. And that means good news for the Republican nominee, whoever...
...been resolved, the issues have not. The conclusions of the GAO investigation are expected by June; at stake is not just the future of the X-ray laser, but the reputations of Livermore's scientists. "When I go to Washington now, people jokingly ask me what's the next lie that going to come out of here," says John Harvey, Livermore's project manager for advanced strategic systems. "Your technical credibility is the only thing that you ever have to offer anyone. That's one of the things the laboratory has been strong on in the past." Now, though...
...scenes of rare beauty: coarse sand beaches curve seamlessly toward the horizon; delicate, silk-draped women smile alluringly. But upon landing at an eerily empty Tan Son Nhut airport, there is no escaping the stark reminders of conflicts past: the olive-drab Chinook helicopters, C-130s and C-47s lie cheek by cowl off the tarmac. This is no Club Med. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, a recent and tentative entrant in the lucrative global sweepstakes known as the tourist industry...