Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Power." None of those countries, however, suffer under the conditions that ruled in the House of Marcos. Their economies are not in shambles, their corruption is far from exorbitant, their armies remain unshakably loyal to their military leaders. The U.S., moreover, has shown no sign of wishing to help push their strongmen out the door...
...House source. The advice from one old hand to another was proffered in a series of telephone calls, at least two of which, on Nov. 21 and 29, were initiated by Reagan. The best way to limit the damage, Nixon counseled the President, is to make a new, strong push for a Soviet-American summit and arms treaty in 1987. Nixon reportedly believes that Reagan needs a big foreign policy win to counteract recent setbacks, and arms control offers the most obvious opportunity...
...Neill, who was content to let his committee chairmen dictate their schedules, Wright will probably use his post to articulate and develop the party's legislative direction. He told TIME that he intends to seek quick re-enactment of the Clean Water Bill, which the President vetoed last month, push through a highway-spending bill and draft comprehensive trade legislation...
Four security officers guarded the door to the trustees' meeting room, and when students tried to push through them, they were repulsed and the door locked, The Oberlin Review reported...
...friend, but he's our leader, too," Crimson forward Lane MacDonald says. "He's been more vocal this year. In the past he wouldn't say much, but he gives us a push when it's necessary...