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Word: pulls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...South Africa to speed the departure of 50,000 Cuban troops from Angola as a prelude to ending the 13-year Angolan civil war between the Marxist government and South African-backed UNITA rebels. The attraction of sharing credit for bringing peace to southern Africa is exerting a magnetic pull on leaders who would not otherwise associate with Pretoria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa The Front Line Begins to Wobble | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

Unfortunately, Goulden fails to pull together his reporting and explain what made Rosenthal such a great newspaperman and what exactly Rosenthal's legacy is. The book is sloppily edited and riddled with factual errors and misspellings of the names of prominently by-lined Times reporters. At one point, Goulden refers to Rosenthal's semiweekly "On My Mind" column as "On My Head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: The Power at the Kingdom | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

...Several months ago, Mr. Bush woke up and decided he wanted to be the 'Education President'," said John Dukakis. "He can start by sending Dan Quayle to college." And he added, "you can't pull strings to get into the Electoral College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bay State Dems Stage Rally for Duke Ticket | 10/14/1988 | See Source »

Berry said tight end Russ Francis, out for three games with a hamstring injury, was expected back at practice today. He said linebacker Andre Tippett, who missed three games with a groin pull, is a possibility...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Flutie to Start for Patriots | 10/12/1988 | See Source »

...Coach Maxie Baughan didn't say to his sophomore quarterback, "Okay, Chris, we're down by 28 points. Harvard's tough. We need to pull...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Big Red Balloon Takes Off, 19-17 | 10/11/1988 | See Source »

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