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...they finally located one for the job, but unfortunately she came back from her first NOW meeting demanding equal pay. So, recognizing the instability inherent in all females, even their own recruits, and unable to find any male agent willing to go in drag, the FBI abandoned the infiltration ploy...

Author: By Sarah M. Mcgillis, | Title: The Women's Boom | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

News of the FBI's ploy inspired several other politicians to proclaim that they had been enticed into the lawmen's game but had refused to play. Most of these had been approached by Joseph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The FBI Stings Congress | 2/18/1980 | See Source »

...troops to rescue Afghanistan from "internal subversion" by American intelligence agents and "threats of major aggressive operations" by the U.S., Britain and China. Washington's offer of military aid to Pakistan provided fresh justification for the conquest of Kabul. The aid package, TASS claimed, was merely a U.S. ploy to provide the Afghan insurgents with arms, thus turning Afghanistan into a base against the U.S.S.R...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOVIET UNION: Moscow's Defensive Offensive | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

...that their campaigns are not derailed. Victory is as much a matter of perception as it is of votes. The television networks and the press will provide national coverage and instant analysis. In the maneuvering preceding the caucuses, all the candidates are playing down their chances, an obvious ploy designed to make whatever vote they get look as good as possible. Sums up G.O.P. Candidate George Bush, one of the top players: "The action begins in Iowa. It's where everything starts for everybody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: And Now It Begins--Sort Of | 1/21/1980 | See Source »

...hostages" and raises "serious questions about Kennedy's judgment on foreign policy." Press comment was strongly unfavorable and occasionally stinging. The Washington Post: "It wasn't right, it wasn't responsible, and it wasn't smart." The Atlanta Constitution: "Kennedy, in a cynical campaign ploy against the incumbent President who cannot respond, has publicly sided with the Khomeini anarchy in Iran." The Houston Post: "Kennedy cannot be excused on grounds of inexperience. The incident is clear and will remain on his record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Kennedy Makes a Goof | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

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