Word: pledgees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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*An embarrassing Olympic boycott pledge of support came last week from South Africa, one of 120 countries to receive a letter from Washington urging support of the U.S. stand. The South Africans, who have been banned from all Olympic events since 1964, assured the U.S., tongue in cheek, that they...
The most publicized fiasco was Clark's promise that he would move the Canadian embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, the city where most Western countries, including the U.S., maintain their diplomatic missions. Clark's proposal was calculated to attract Jewish votes in several key Toronto districts, but...
But in making the switch from agent to tattletale author, Snepp made a mistake: he ignored the written pledge that CIA employees make never to publish "any information" about the organization without submitting it for prior review. Last week, in a toughly worded ruling, the Supreme Court slammed Snepp hard...
2) A U.S. statement about its role in Iran. The new leaders in Tehran have been demanding that Washington confess and apologize for alleged crimes against the Iranian nation supposedly committed while the U.S. backed the Shah. Though the Administration remains adamantly opposed to anything smacking of an apology, it...
At Princeton, teachers leave the room during exams and at the end each student writes the following statement: "I pledge my honor that, during this examination, I have neither given nor received assistance."