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Word: pledgees (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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In fact, when it comes to economic policy, the Administration appears to care little about deficit reduction. The White House seems to care only about keeping Bush's no-new-taxes pledge. Administration officials like to point to Darman's optimistic economic assumptions and deficit predictions as well as the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leave It to Cleaver | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

Threatened by the possibility of additional Western economic sanctions, De Klerk appeared to be acting swiftly on his campaign pledge to lead the country into a new era through negotiations with the country's disenfranchised blacks. After allowing Mandela a pre-release reunion with his fellow Rivonia prisoners, the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa Then There Was One | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

Nor is concern limited to the First World. A treaty signed in Basel, Switzerland, in March limits what poorer nations call toxic terrorism -- use of their lands by richer countries as dumping grounds for industrial waste. And on Sept. 7 more than 100 member states of the nonaligned movement dispensed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greening of Geopolitics: A New Item On the Agenda | 10/23/1989 | See Source »

WASHINGTON--The Senate sent President Bush yesterday a bill permitting federally financed abortions for poor women who are victims of rape or incest, ignoring the president's pledge to veto the measure.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senate Votes to Ease Abortion Restrictions | 10/20/1989 | See Source »

BUT although the fraternity/sorority option does seem like the lesser of two evils at first glance--at least students get to choose to pledge instead of having to hope to be "punched"--newly forming social organizations really should think twice about whether or not they want to bring back to...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Need to Go National? | 10/17/1989 | See Source »

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