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...pointed use of "legitimate," the Pope was indirectly expressing his disapproval of earlier right-wing attempts to overthrow the government. The papal defense of democracy proved sadly timely. Two days later, terrorists struck in Madrid in what outgoing Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo called "a provocation, not only against the armed forces but against the Spanish people who voted massively for harmony." Two men mounted on motorbikes used submachine guns to riddle the official car of Major General Victor Lago Román, 63, who, after the dismissal of right-wing officers last year, was named commander of the Brunete...
...Crimson aquamen don't see their nemeses as unbeatable. According to Harvard Co-Captain Dave Fasi, "Brown--you may be surprised to hear this--I don't think they have really remarkable players, like what you might find in California," where Brown is considered just another contender trying to overthrow NCAA champion Stanford. "They just have good, solid players who really know how to play together...
Under the revolutionary Sandinista government, which has controlled the country since the overthrow of Anastasid Sornaza in 1979, educational opportunities have also become more egalitarian, Spalter said, "Education is no longer the province of only wealthy Nicaraguans." Spalter explained, adding, "it's a great advance...
...years of exile, his constant and unswerving opposition to the Shah, his religious beliefs bordering on fanaticism and his militant attitude in demanding action and violence, Khomeini had gained increasing influence over the anti-Shah forces. Although he was still in Paris, Khomeini was calling for general strikes, the overthrow of the Shah and the establishment of a republic...
WHAT MAKES the suicide book dispute so different from ordinary squabbles over the press is the nature of what's being so widely disseminated. Not reckless or untrue charges, not the misguided political protest to overthrow a ruling regime, but simple how-to information. Over the years, participants in the freedom-of-the-press debate have followed the principle that, if a piece of information is accurate, it shouldn't be withheld...