Word: notions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bush Administration clings to the notion of Soviet domination in Central America in the face of international and domestic pressure to cut off military aid to El Salvador. This pressure comes at a time when the influence of right-wing death squads--some closely affiliated with President Alfredo Cristiani's ARENA party--is increasing. The most outrageous of the recent human rights abuses include the killing and mutilation of six priests, their cook and her fifteen-year-old daughter, at the hands of 30 men in military dress...
...blessing for those ardently opposed to abortion. James Bopp Jr., general counsel for the National Right to Life Committee, says he can see nothing wrong with the test, since it does not involve "the taking of an innocent human life." Still, others have raised moral objections to the whole notion of "test-tube babies." The Roman Catholic Church and some conservative Protestant groups oppose IVF as a threat to the sanctity of human life...
...AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (PBS, Tuesdays, 9 p.m. on most stations). What's this? A documentary series featuring real-life news footage rather than actors re- creating it? That is an admirably quaint notion that has spawned some fascinating programs. Former Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell is profiled this week...
...public seems to be tolerant of the notion that gay couples should be allowed more of the rights now accorded to married couples. In a TIME/CNN poll conducted by the firm of Yankelovich Clancy Shulman, 54% agreed that "homosexual couples should be permitted to receive medical and life- insurance benefits from their partner's insurance policies." Yet there is little support for gay marriages: 69% said such arrangements should not be made legal, and 75% felt that gay couples should not be allowed to adopt children...
Although Ishihara does not champion the notion of Japanese racial superiority, he argues that race has been a crucial factor in shaping America's "biased, incorrect views" of Japan. "The modern civilization built by whites is coming to a close," he writes, "and I feel that this is adding to the irritation of Americans." He adds that the U.S. is "becoming hysterical because a crucial part of military technology is controlled by an Asian country...