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Word: pa1tiently (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1984-1984
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...accused the Christian Democratic leader of being a Communist who would hand the country over to the guerrillas, election day was part festival, part family outing. As street vendors hawked papusas (stuffed corncakes) and ice cream near polling stations, uniformed soldiers casually stood by. Voters chatted, joked and waited pa1tiently in line for hours to cast their votes under the watchful" gaze of vigilantes (poll watchers) decked out in the red-white-and-blue colors of ARENA or the dark green of the Christian Democrats. Election lines moved smoothly, and most of the voting was completed well before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America: Voting for Moderation | 5/21/1984 | See Source »

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