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Word: obtaining (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hawaii is no small sum, it will still be difficult for poorer homosexuals to marry. Unlike Hawaii, neither Massachusetts' nor the federal government's constitutions have privacy clauses or bans on gender discrimination written into them. So Weld's decision is the quickest and easiest way for gays to obtain marriage rights here...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Gov. Weld: Legalize Gay Marriage | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

...fallout from September's miniwar between Israelis and Palestinians continues. Israeli intelligence reports that Yasser Arafat's security forces, worried about another armed confrontation, are working around the clock to obtain an arsenal of antitank and antiaircraft missiles--weapons they are forbidden to have under the Oslo accords. The arms would give Palestinian forces a more credible response to the tanks and attack helicopters that the Israeli army deployed last time. Palestinian security officials deny any official involvement in weapons smuggling but acknowledge that their forces already possess dozens of LAW antitank missiles confiscated from or donated by local Islamic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEADLIER NEXT TIME? | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

...some ways an open trial is what they fear most. That could dump a flood of classified information onto the public record. To obtain a conviction for espionage, the government must prove that the information passed to a foreign power affects national security. To say it was classified is not enough. The defense can call in still more classified information. So right now the intelligence community is also taking a deep breath. "The one thing they really want is a confession, so they can avoid a trial," says a retired CIA official...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEACHER OR TRAITOR | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

Pipes said the Russian government made it difficult to obtain the documents and that he did not have the opportunity to explore them...

Author: By Gregory S. Krauss, | Title: Pipes Discusses Russian History at Book-Signing | 11/23/1996 | See Source »

...Police ordinarily would not inspect a student's room without first obtaining a search warrant from the court," Lewis says. "In order to obtain the warrant, the police have to demonstrate probable cause to believe that the room contains evidence of criminal activity. These situations are very rare...

Author: By Laura C. Semerjian, | Title: HUPD Dept. Focuses on Investigations | 11/16/1996 | See Source »

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