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Several sparks finally ignited this mixture. As the civil war in neighboring Cambodia simmered down, the threat to Thailand from communist Vietnam, which long occupied Cambodia, also diminished. The army's aura as protector of the nation dimmed accordingly; Suchinda provoked only sardonic laughter last week by declaring that soldiers had fired into crowds in order to stop a threatened takeover by communist agitators. Despite their lessening prestige, however, the generals behaved in especially ham-handed fashion, flouting earlier pledges to restore democracy by ramming through a constitution that virtually institutionalized military control of the government -- and then having their...
...shop has since moved to a basement location beneath Ferranti-Dege. In the front room, a glass display case contains silicone spray, Lexol leather conditioner, stain protector, suede dye, wooden shoe stretchers Fiebing's edge ink, Cavalier leather balm, shoelaces, shoehorns, three dozen tones of Meltonian creme polish...
...starved out of the race, because he lives off the land, foraging for petty cash with his 800 number. He vows to wage an insurgent war for "the soul of the Democratic Party" in the remaining primaries and caucuses, painting Clinton as a political insider and protector of the status quo. "If you feel things are more or less O.K., that's Bill Clinton," says Brown. "If you feel that this country is decidedly on the wrong track, this is your campaign...
...president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reproached the Supreme Court for abandoning its traditional role as the protector of the rights of women and minority groups in a speech at the Harvard Law School Wednesday night...
...years after 1945, Japan and the U.S. became the odd couple of the free world, the brilliant parvenus. They collaborated -- victor and vanquished, senior genius of industry and eager, hardworking apprentice. America sponsored Japan almost ex nihilo, out of the ashes, became its protector and ultimately its best, most lucrative customer. The Japanese stood in grateful awe of all things American and overlaid their ancient culture with a new layer mockingly like that of their sponsors. The Japanese sent back to their benefactors a steady stream of goods, tinny toys in the early years, then better stuff. Much better stuff...