Word: maines
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more serious risk to "national security" than do heterosexuals. Two recent studies commissioned by the Department of Defense (D O D) have shown that the claim is simply not true. The D O D has commissioned yet a third study, indicating an inability to accept this finding. If the main concern was in fact security, one would expect them to be relieved...
Ultimately, the task of the armed forces is to kill people when called upon to do so, a task which we all like to think does not come naturally to people. The main concern of military training is to prepare recruits for this by dehumanizing the enemy and dehumanizing the recruit by making her or him function as only one component of a larger machine. He or she must wear a uniform, follow orders, perform drills, honor rank and the like. Given the goals, tolerance and sympathy for fellow humans are not encouraged...
About 450 campuses sent delegations to the main rally in Washington, D.C., and to about 1000 other abortion rights demonstrations across the nation...
...demise, both literally and in his ability to maintain the audience's attention. It is especially difficult to take one's eyes off Blackstone's Crow during his duel scene with Hoss in the second act, an emotional moment that showcases superb acting and choreography as the two main characters engage in a battle of wits...
Lately cocaine prices have increased in a few cities, but experts on both sides of the law see no close connection between enforcement efforts and price levels. In Miami, the main gateway for drug smuggling, the cost of a kilo has jumped 44% in the past two months, to as much as $23,000. But for the U.S. as a whole, which consumes three-fourths of the world's cocaine production, wholesale and retail prices have been stable...