Word: powerlessness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...back, though, it is not the jolts but the symmetry of 1981 that seems most disturbing. In the United States, the gap between the privileged and the poor widened, while the Soviet boys on the bloc underlined how great the gap is between political power-holders and the politically powerless. The champions of political liberty reacted primarily on the basis of economic considerations, while the upholders of historical materialism reacted mainly on the basis of political interest. A pernicious but burgeoning sentiment in Western Europe equated the misdeeds of the two superpowers...
Speaking to about 50 people at the Russian Research Center, Jeremy R. Azrael '56, senior adviser on Soviet affairs in the U.S. Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, said that the Soviets are prepared to "exploit low-risk targets" in areas where the U.S. is "powerless" to intervene, and that Soviet arms buildups will continue through at least...
...middle of the summer. First of all, the situation of whether or not she could come back to Harvard had to be cleared up, ("Had she been given the opportunity, she would have stayed." Scalise says, and Gregg adds: "I really enjoyed last year a lot.") Dorrance was powerless to pursue Gregg "because it would have been recruiting in another program." Then one day, wouldn't you know it, he got a phone call from none other than Laurie Gregg...
...President, almost 13 years out of office. The late Lyndon B. Johnson, father of the Great Society, was also the father of Robb's wife Lynda Bird. Her mother, Lady Bird, gave $25,410 to the campaign. Robb nonetheless remained studiously distant from Johnson too. A popular but powerless Lieutenant Governor since his debut in politics four years ago, Robb relied on winks, nudges and noncommittal words to suggest empathy with each of the ill-fitting elements of his coalition: suburban moderates and independents, coal miners and union members, many rural conservatives and blacks. On issues...
...nuclear protests throughout Europe and especially in Holland are secretly Soviet-supported and financed. America has, rightly or wrongly, singled out Holland as the leader of this apparent 'revolt', but she is a leader without support. Important loans and industrial contracts have been held up and the Dutch are powerless to respond. As with the Chinese fiasco, the Dutch, because of diplomatic shortsightedness, have been placed in a damaging predicament now beyond their control...