Word: quells
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...conservatives should not be regarded as a battle of democracy vs. communism ((RUSSIA, Oct. 4)). Though slightly more liberal in their leanings, Yeltsin and his regime are nowhere near the democracy we in America would like to think. Yeltsin's dissolution of parliament and subsequent use of force to quell protests exemplify his disdain for the democratic political process. Yeltsin is a shrewd politician and a master at manipulating the West into believing he represents Russia's only realistic possibility for change and economic transformation. Neil K. Malik Attleboro, Massachusetts
...years behind the times," he says. But the military is doing some good, he adds, by "curbing the commission of crimes in some areas where the police presence is very minimal." According to a national intelligence report sighted by TIME, however, troops are being reshuffled from the region to quell a communist insurgency by the 10,000-strong New People's Army, which authorities now see as a greater threat than the Islamists...
...scorching June afternoon in Jhajjal village in southwestern Punjab, elderly men have gathered in a communal courtyard to quell the boredom of the long afternoon with a game of cards. The cotton crop has been sown, and the farmers have a few weeks' holiday before they must return to their fields. As with most small villages, everyone knows everyone else here, and the conversation centers around marriages and births. But these usually mundane topics have taken on a tragic twist, involving couples failing to conceive, children being born with genetic disorders, people of all ages succumbing to cancer. Nadar Singh...
...March 18 speech on race, in which the candidate repeatedly referred to Wright as his "former pastor." Then came Wright's fiery April 28 speech and haughty question-and-answer session at the National Press Club, in Washington. The next day, Obama denounced his "former pastor" outright. Attempting to quell the anxiety at Trinity, Moss wrote a "Declaration of Interdependence," which began: "We pray for our pastor. We pray for our member, who is a public servant.... We, the community of Trinity, are concerned, hurt, shocked, dismayed, frustrated, fearful and heartbroken." Now, without Obama in the church, Moss must deal...
...Princeton is 12 against everyone else.” The onus was on Harvard to step up its defensive ability and do something it had done very little of during the season—get stops inside the paint. A Princeton timeout late in the game did nothing to quell the Crimson’s rising ambitions. Unger, junior forward Evan Harris, and freshman forward Kyle Fitzgerald transformed into goliaths, crashing the boards with vigor and cleaning up missed opportunities on offense. “They couldn’t guard our big guys,” sophomore guard Jeremy...