Word: nationals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There is probably some danger in looking to a situation comedy for serious cultural messages, but Alex's behavior struck me as pretty realistic. It has become standard in this nation for us to judge intelligence--an extremely subjective thing--on a very objective and structural scale of grades, standardized test scores and academic honors...
Chief Justice Ayatollah Reza Laza Meza: Young man, we do not have the reputation as the most hateful nation on earth for nothing. The world expects us to bomb and maim, not to get ripped off by a bunch of satanic Americans. I sentence you to three years of hard labor pulling the food out of Khomeni's beard. In addition, I declare a national week of prayer. During this holy period, I would also encourage citizens to spit on pictures of the new Head Satan, George Bush...
...American cities into virtual war zones. With a month left before year's end, all-time murder records have already been set in several cities, and the bloody pace shows no signs of slowing down. In New York City homicides are up 18%, in Houston 44% and in the nation's capital an appalling...
...NATION: The Air Force unveils the Stealth bomber, an expensive plane with a dubious mission...
...Canada, only one month ago, the Liberal Party was moribund. It was running last, 14 points down in the polls, behind even a minor third party. Then it suddenly found its voice as the fierce defender of the nation against the American threat, disguised this time as a free-trade agreement. The Liberals turned the election into a referendum on patriotism. That did not win them the election -- though the left would have won had it not divided its 52% of the vote between two parties -- but it did save them from catastrophe. They doubled their representation in Parliament...