Word: reigns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...kind of information disseminated in Suicide, however, necessitates a long and critical look. Freedom-of-the-press laws themselves probably should be sacrosanct, but the press's "no harm done" mindset that encourages it to abuse its free reign warrants scrutiny. Consider not just the "information" found in Suicide, but the medical and psychological context surrounding...
That would be logical, Israelis had given him free reign to run their country as he saw fit. The Prime Minister's mistakes, though, could cost Israel more friends than it can realistically afford to lose. There comes a point when neglecting popularity becomes unsafe; support abroad dwindles, backing at home follows suit. And therein lies the danger for Begin: Israelis are beginning to see themselves as the world sees them. A democracy will not long stand for self-hatred...
Domestic opposition to Hussein's rule has diminished over the years. At the beginning of his reign, the King permitted a large degree of democracy. But freedom bred instability, as radical Palestinian groups and supporters of Hussein's bitter enemy, the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, sought to undermine his regime. Hussein now rules as an absolute monarch. The return of political stability has promoted an unprecedented period of prosperity. Unemployment is low; the economy, based on agriculture, mining and tourism, is growing at an annual rate of about 10%. More than half the population lives today...
...ended a bizarre siege in which members of a selfstyled, inchoate Polish "Independent Home Army" imposed a brief reign of terror upon their country's local embassy. The terrorists' demands during the siege were hopelessly quixotic: curtailment of martial law in Poland, the release of all political prisoners held in that beleaguered country, and "an end to repression of the Polish "people" by the military regime run by General Wojciech Jaruzelski...
Thatcher and Reagan aren't fully wrong, they should reign in some unnecessary union prerogatives. But the virulent anti-union bias of the two leaders is preventing the industrialized world from recovery...