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Word: quit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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North was fired and Poindexter quit as Reagan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Traded Arms for Hostages | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

...rebel leadership is no longer successful even at sticking together. Two of the contra directors, Arturo Cruz and Alfonso Robelo, have threatened to quit the U.S.-sponsored United Nicaraguan Opposition because of their differences with Adolfo Calero, head of the largest and best-armed contra organization, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force. Cruz and Robelo say Calero has ignored them and undercut their attempts to democratize the movement. Cruz recently told TIME that the UNO chiefs were not "spokesmen for the people" but rather a "cluster of bickering leaders." In Costa Rica, Robelo reportedly told U.S. officials that he would resign unless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War on The Installment Plan | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

Section Leader: Thank you for being so honest. It is very rare for a section leader to have this opportunity to know the real motives behind the discussions. I am grateful for this opportunity to quit before having to go through a semester of hell with you nimrods...

Author: By Eric Pulier, | Title: PULIER LEG: | 2/19/1987 | See Source »

...first meeting the group discussed its reasons for protesting American foreign policy, Palomba said. "We are calling for the United States to quit doing business in Southern Africa--both governmentally and privately; we want to put pressure on South Africa to stop the war with Angola; we want the United States to send no more aid to UNITA; we want South Africa to drop its occupation of Namibia; and we want South Africa to stop pressuring and exerting economic influence on Zimbabwe," said Palomba...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Group Plans April Rally To Protest U.S. Policies | 2/17/1987 | See Source »

...building in Buchanan, he gave him his best dark-horse trim, which is a cut that is short all over, even on the sides and top, and starkly etched at the edges. But such artistry was not enough. Buchanan withdrew from the fray and has even decided to quit his White House post. Milt shrugs, "He's still got a cutting edge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Tips from a Tonsorial Tout | 2/16/1987 | See Source »

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