Word: mexico
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Chatting in a hostel with the usual assortment of international backpackers, Pablo from Mexico began, for some unknown reason, cataloging which nationalities of women he found attractive. He concluded his rather long list by saying, "And of course I like American girls," perhaps as a concession to the Americanas in his company. Charlie from Texas replied, "Well, then you like all kinds of girls." Pablo looked puzzled, not quite understanding Charlie's implication that there is no one "American" girl. Of course we've heard such rhetoric before, but realizing how incomprehensible it is to some people makes it more...
...Stanford, Thursday 7. Connecticut 21-3 Next at No.15 W. Virginia, Wed. 8. Kentucky 21-3 Beat Villanova 79-63 9. Stanford 19-3 Next at No. 6 UCLA, Thursday 10. Purdue 20-4 Next vs. Indiana, Tuesday 11. Princeton 18-1 Next vs. Brown, Friday 12. New Mexico 18-3 Next at Air Force, Saturday 13. South Carolina 17-4 Next vs. Alabama, Wednesday 14. Arkansas 20-3 Next at Georgia, Tuesday 15. West Virginia 19-4 Next vs. No. 7 Conn., Wednesday 16. Michigan State 17-4 Next at Illinois, Thursday 17. Mississippi 15-5 Next at Vanderbilt...
...MEXICO "[Our] tradition tends to admire Don Juan presidents [and] such guerrillas of love as Pancho Villa and Che Guevara." --Carlos Fuentes, Reforma...
...Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin be about the U.S.'s taking a more active role in aiding hard-pressed Asian nations [WORLD, Jan. 12]? Isn't this the guy whose links to an investment bank that underwrote Mexican bonds came under scrutiny after he mobilized the financial rescue of Mexico that included $20 billion from the U.S.? By destabilizing foreign currencies, Rubin and his ilk have done more to propagate human misery than the worst despots. They charge high interest rates to foreign countries, knowing that the U.S. taxpayer or the International Monetary Fund will aid these nations. JERRY JUNG Bloomfield...
...being made illegal as well. At the same time, I have no wish to see poor women die or suffer future infertility from botched illegal abortions. Nor do I wish to see women of means help create a cottage industry of border abortion clinics in Canada and Mexico...