Word: pact
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From the international point of view, perhaps the chief fact about the invasion is that, far from strengthening Soviet-style Communism, Moscow has further crippled it. Acting on the flimsiest and most cynical of pretexts, Warsaw Pact troops throttled the infant independence of a state that had reiterated its fidelity to Moscow and Communism. To retain its grip on Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union had sacrificed much of its influence among Communist parties elsewhere. Not since the Hitler-Stalin pact of 1939 had the Kremlin acted so palpably from fear and weakness...
...Perfect strangers": Cousin Larry's scheme to "get out of the city" for a romantic weekend with the girls takes a sour turn. Surrounded by country side, Balki is emotionally transported back to Mepos, his home village. Suddenly he recalls his allegiance to the Warsaw Pact. In a fit of Violence , Balki slays Cousin Larry uttering the words "die ze capitalist goat...
...pact coordinates the efforts of Fannie Mae; the International Finance Corporation; BankBoston, and the Boston law firm of Day, Berry and Howard. The corporations will advise all interested parties on establishing a mortgage system...
...question now is what other conditions will be inked into the deal: Will Texas, like Florida, ban all cigarette billboard advertising? Will the Marlboro Man and the Lone Star state part company after all these years? Click back for details, as Texan Attorney General Dan Morales unveils the cigarette pact later today...
...climate change, the European Union, the U.S. and Japan agreed on a treaty with specific targets for each party [ENVIRONMENT, Dec. 22]. Vice President Al Gore, however, announced afterward that the agreement would not be presented to the U.S. Senate for ratification until developing countries have joined the pact. I wonder if he thinks they will participate in the treaty in a reasonable period of time. I suspect that the U.S. went to Kyoto with no intention of being serious about the agreements to be reached there. The value of the treaty will be badly undercut without substantial participation...