Word: march
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...intelligence agencies confirmed the missile deal only about two months ago, and it was disclosed publicly in the March 18 Washington Post. Initially taken by surprise, the U.S. has obtained assurances from King Fahd, via a letter to Ronald Reagan, that the warheads on the surface-to-surface missiles are not nuclear. The U.S. has nonetheless asked to inspect the missiles, which have an estimated range of around 1,600 miles. Riyadh has so far refused permission...
Several simmering economic disputes between the U.S. and Japan came to a boil last week. In one case, the White House had threatened to impose trade sanctions against Japan if it did nothing to open up its construction business to American companies by March 30. Before the deadline arrived, though, Tokyo agreed to give U.S. companies the same chance as their Japanese competitors to bid on 14 public works projects, valued at $17 billion. But the Japanese government did not guarantee American firms any share of the construction work...
...Albert Gore announced on the morning after the March 8 Super Tuesday primaries that he planned to take the rest of the month off, there would have been hoots of derision. In hindsight, three weeks at the beach would have been almost as effective, and far less costly, than the campaign Gore waged. After squandering an estimated $320,000 on TV ads in Illinois and Connecticut, Gore remained the king of the single digits by failing to score over 10% in two successive primaries...
...EXIT, the dead still carry scars of their demise. A magician's assistant, who has been fatally sawed in half, occupies two seats on a couch. The social worker who runs the place is clearly overworked; she has an alarm on her wristwatch that plays Chopin's Funeral March in ricky-tick time...
Last month the two officials opened a channel of communication with White House Counsel A.B. Culvahouse to urge that Meese be persuaded to quit. Culvahouse arranged a meeting for them with Chief of Staff Baker on March 16. The White House version of Baker's response is that "he respected their views but couldn't offer much encouragement." He explained that Reagan simply would < not consider pushing Meese...