Word: recently
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cavazos' recent agreement with Congress to delay cuts in federal funds to schools with high default rates indicates a far more conciliatory and cooperative attitude toward Congress than Bennett ever showed. Such cuts--Bennett's parting shot in his last week in office--would unjustly punish schools with high percentages of lower-income students...
...that the sale of the profitable shuttle is just the first stage in the dismantling of the Eastern empire. If it goes through, it is certainly the latest conquest for the Trump empire. By announcing his acquisition in the Grand Ballroom of New York's landmark Plaza Hotel (another recent purchase), Trump reminded his audience that when it comes to collecting varied treasures and making them his own, he is in a class by himself...
EASY DOES IT, YOUNG MAN. Will Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang, 68, eventually succeed Deng Xiaoping, 84, as China's leader? A recent spasm of economic unrest did not help his chances. Zhao reluctantly called for a slowdown in the pace of reform. But that decision is likely to slow his ascension. China's veteran military commanders will now wait to see if Zhao, once considered a shoo-in to succeed Deng, can put the economy back on course...
Known for her recent album, "With a Little Luck," which received two 1988 New York Music Awards, McCalla will sing a variety of rhythm and blues, folk and jazz songs...
...work on inscriptions and ancient coins led to Frye's recent publication of The History of Ancient Iran...