Word: publicly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first nobody noticed how much had disappeared because heists in high places occur without ski masks or guns. But now the House Banking Committee, the thousands of duped bondholders and the public have caught on: to the empty vault at California's Lincoln Savings and Loan, to the perfidy of its owner Charles Keating and to the complicity of the Government. Says Banking Committee member Jim Leach of Iowa: "Keating is at fault because he is a bank robber, but we in Washington made it, in part, a legal bank robbery...
...racist program raised an international uproar that embarrassed Mladenov, who was then Foreign Minister. Mladenov is believed to have rallied support among the Politburo to stage a civilian coup against Zhivkov. After a decisive vote, the new overlord of Bulgaria quickly adopted the language of reform to rally public support and consolidate power. Despite his stated preference for free elections, Mladenov has said nothing about abandoning the Communists' "leading role." "I don't expect elections with new parties," said Vladimir Kalaidjev, a senior party official. "They will not have the chance to be formed...
...higher consciousness. A parade of Hollywood celebrities, including Kris Kristofferson, Phyllis Diller and Olivia Newton-John, swam with Lilly's captive dolphins in Los Angeles. While few people really believed dolphins were Martians in wet suits, the swims caught on, first with New Agers and then with the general public, as private facilities such as the Dolphin Research Center and Dolphins Plus in the Florida Keys began taking in paying customers...
Others saw the ethics package as an important first step. The reforms, said Common Cause President Fred Wertheimer, established the principle "that public officials should be paid by the public and not by private interests." The President too chose to focus on the positive aspects of the deal. In his carefully crafted message of support, Bush told Congress, "I fully support the reforms you are prepared to bring before the House of Representatives this week...
...heart of Berlin that showed a new opening in the Berlin Wall probably seemed innocuous to most viewers. But those who looked over Peter Jenning's shoulder couldn't help but notice a large swastika spray-painted on the Wall. It's true that people spray paint swastikas on public walls in the United States. But American never unified behind a symbol which stands for world domination and the annihilation of entire races...