Word: refrained
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Respect for the electoral process aside, it seems ridiculous to argue that the networks should refrain from revealing all they know--ridiculous if only because it's such an unlikely proposition. Television news is competitive in a way that print journalism is not. Most newspapers and magazines have similar deadlines and, as a result, must rely on similar information. In the world of TV news, though, every second counts. Being first on an election night--or with special bulletins about political assassinations or natural disasters--does wonders for advertisement campaigns. Take the CBS pre-election ad: "When it counts, America...
...laugh so hard that you miss either the talent behind these clothes or the spirit with which they are made, the ebullience, the cunning shunning of convention that exalts fashion even as it seems to mangle it. And consider a revision to the classic Rolling Stones refrain: "It's only rock 'n' roll, but I can wear...
Paid for by the Mondale for President Committee, the ad is part of a concerted Democratic drive to make Falwell a campaign issue. Mondale dropped the Fundamentalist preacher's name three times during the debate with President Reagan, and Running Mate Geraldine Ferraro picked up the refrain when she squared off with Vice President George Bush. Says a Mondale aide: "Jerry Falwell is a no-risk whipping...
...contrast to the previous Israeli government, which pressed for a simultaneous withdrawal of Israeli and Syrian forces from Lebanon, Peres said he does not expect Syria's 40,000 troops to pull out completely once the Israelis are gone. He did insist that they refrain from expanding their position, while also trying to prevent Palestine Liberation Organization guerrillas from returning to the border region. Said Peres: "We do not look for any favors from the Syrian side. It is up to them to decide whether they want to wake up every morning and find our forces against theirs only...
...order to protect the process of learning and discovery, Universities must maintain a reasonable autonomy in the conduct of their internal affairs. They must persuade the outside would to refrain form exerting pressure that would limit the freedom of their members to speak and publish as they choose. They must also preserve the freedom to select the best political activities and to set their own policies without external control save by the government in behalf of established public ends...