Word: paid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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These protests were politically astute. Flynn was forced to answer tough questions about the poor condition of city schools, as the press paid significant attention to parents' claims that they were unsatisfied with the quality of their children's education...
Polsky: "Fish, on the other hand, has been as much as a guiding light to me as Richie Rich is to Pee Wee and freckles. At first, quoting was just a hobby. But it was really Dave who encouraged me to take it to a higher level. Actually, he paid out of his own pocket for more than half of my think tank. In a nutshell, thanks Dave...
...most serious allegation facing MacDonald -- who has yet to respond to a committee subpoena -- concerns a tawdry kickback scam. In July 1987 MacDonald arranged for the Navajos to buy the 491,000-acre Big Boquillas ranch near Seligman, Ariz. The tribe paid $33.4 million for the place, which only two days earlier had been purchased by an oil company for $26.2 million. Real estate broker Byron ("Bud") Brown testified that when he was fixing the deal with MacDonald, the Navajo leader smiled and said, "I assume I'll be taken care of." Replied Brown: "Certainly...
...German television network reported that authorities believe the West German hackers were recruited by the Soviet KGB in 1985 and "were paid with cash and drugs and were later forced to provide the codes and passwords to the Soviets...
...Award of paid leaves for junior faculty who spend a large part of their time doing counselling or serving on committees, eight week maternity leaves and unpaid leaves or contract extensions under special circumstances...