Word: reigning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...heroes' spending helped cause nearly uncontrollable inflation; their broken promises of a glorious international role contributed to the humiliating loss of confidence in American power that reached its nadir with the Iran hostage crisis. White pinpoints those trends--economic aimlessness and national impotence, along with the increasingly potent reign of television--as leading America to its conservative backlash of 1980. That landslide, to White, was the ultimate repudiation of impotent Democratic goodwill...
...King is probably as skilled and experienced a leader as Saudi Arabia could have today. His will not be an easy reign: the potential for a collision between the forces of development and those of tradition is as acute as ever, as are the possibilities for further regional conflicts. Fahd's biggest challenge will be to maintain the course of political moderation set by his predecessors, a challenge in which the Saudi rulers' traditional virtues of consensus, caution and consistency should greatly assist him. -By Marguerite Johnson. Reported by Raji Samghabadi/New York and William Stewart/Beirut
...dusty capital of N'Djamena. When the rebels appeared, the armies of President Goukouni Oueddei beat a confused retreat. Stranded, with only a few loyal soldiers left, Goukouni fled ignominiously into exile by boarding a canoe to cross the Chari River into Cameroon. By sundown, the three-year reign of Goukouni was over and Habre, who received support from Egypt and Sudan, was ensconced in the presidential palace...
...weighted cost of living index that includes such items as food, household goods, utilities, alcohol, recreation and entertainment. This year's list contains some old favorites. Tokyo, last year's No. 1, is now in second place. There are also some surprises. Oslo, Djakarta and Baghdad reign as the third, fourth and fifth most expensive cities...
Saturday's service at the cradle of English Christendom, Canterbury Cathedral, was to be the emotional apex of the visit-and the most splendid ecumenical event of John Paul's reign. Greeted by Prince Charles and other dignitaries, the Pontiff took his place in a processional through the great West Door. Joining the symbolic march to the altar were Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Anglican primates, flown in from four other continents to participate. It was the first time any Pontiff was to worship in an Anglican cathedral...