Word: quos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...self-imposed deadline for withdrawal. But U.S. credibility is undermined by the ambivalence of the American public. Self-imposed deadlines, while reassuring to the electorate, also tell Aidid how much longer he must wait until he is free of American harassment and can resume the brutal status quo ante...
Wendell C. Ocasio '90 said he supports thestatus quo, but is tired of the debate over PuertoRico's future. "[The current debate] distractsPuerto Rico from using the resources of itscurrent status to solve its problems," he said
...chances for getting any important legislation passed, and the elections last week indicate that is a distinct possibility. Very far from a certainty, of course: a recent quickening in the economic recovery, if it continues and brings an upsurge in employment, could convince many alienated voters that the status quo is not so awful after all. But a continuation of the present anti- incumbent mood could hurt the Democrats badly, if only because they will have many more Senate and House seats and governorships to defend next year than the Republicans will...
...Packwood responded to such reports by insisting, "For the life of me I do not understand . . . whatever this other thing may be that may be criminal." But within 24 hours he reversed himself, allowing, "The issue was employment opportunities for my wife and whether there was some quid pro quo on legislation...
Packwood's former wife told the Post that she had no reason to think that Packwood had offered his friends any political favors in exchange for job offers -- a quid pro quo that could be illegal. She told the Oregonian newspaper, however, that when one of the lobbyists, Steven Saunders, called Packwood to see if his offer of work might present the Senator with a conflict of interest, Packwood's response surprised Saunders. "Bob wanted to know, 'How much money do you think you could pay her? How much money could she earn a year?' " she said. "Bob got coercive...