Word: powerfully
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nation run by clerics, he ranks among the most senior, not quite an ayatullah but a hojatolislam, or "proof of Islam." Over dates and tea in his office, the diminutive religious scholar turned newspaper publisher spoke with tones of bureaucractic conformity. But his words were far from blather. "Transferring power to the people was an objective of our revolution 20 years ago," he told TIME in a rare interview. But, he added candidly, "power has a tendency to create authoritarianism...
Being the patron and publisher of such notions has made Nouri one of the most popular politicians in Iran--and has led to expectations that the reformists may wrest control of the Majlis from hard-line conservatives allied with Ayatullah Khamenei. The prospect of getting shut out of power, maybe for good, frightens the conservatives. Lawmakers have ignored Khatami's proposals to make elections fairer by eliminating a candidate-screening procedure, and are pushing to tighten press restrictions. Besides shutting down newspapers and jailing editors, the courts have imprisoned Khatami supporters on corruption charges...
...officials from the U.S. are training investigators and prosecutors who will be working in 20 courts devoted to trying sex crimes. These are scheduled to open in April 2000. Meanwhile, Smith refuses to give in to depression. The rapist, she says, "cannot imprison my mind. I have the power." She maintains that "God sent me this challenge. I have to turn this evil into good, and that is why I am speaking...
...year-old publishing industry, dot.com advertising has been a stay of execution for some and a heady reinforcement of the power of the printed word for others. "It's the greatest opportunity and the greatest threat," says Scott Donaton, editor of Advertising Age. At the Wall Street Journal, where dot.coms flock to woo potential investors, ad revenues jumped 32% in the third quarter. And it's not just industry chroniclers like Business Week and Fast Company that are enjoying the windfall. Periodicals from the Austin American-Statesman to Successful Farming are also getting...
...disease afflicts some 4 million Americans, most of them over the age of 65. They may range from a former President to a neighbor next door, but the ailment is always the same: it clutters the brain with tiny bits of protein, slowly robbing victims of their mental power until they are no longer able to do even the simplest chores or recognize their closest friends and kin. So far, medical science has been stymied, unable to treat the disease or slow its fatal progression...