Word: retreatant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...many conservatives today and manifests itself in the classic four Ds of their politics: denial, delay, derision and division. Unable to bring substance to the pressing issues of the day, conservatives see in the Clintons their worst fear: an activist Administration with a progressive social agenda that won't retreat from its goals...
Representatives of the church and aid organizations promoting human rights and the peace process in Rwanda also suffered. Five priests and 12 young women gathered for a retreat in a Jesuit center near the airport were massacred. All were Rwandan; most were Tutsi. The guards and regular troops of the mainly Hutu Rwandan army reportedly killed Rwandan staff members of several aid organizations while expatriates were forced to look on at gunpoint...
...more freedom to move around. Some Japanese thought him irresponsible for leaving so abruptly. "He's stepping down in the middle of things," said Tamotsu Dendo, 41, a piano tuner. But others praised Hosokawa for not succumbing to the obsessive desire to cling to high office. "His manner of retreat was refreshing," says senior Diet member Kozo Watanabe...
...system of racial gerrymandering "breedsdistrust and retreat that leads to a dangerouspolarization," Guinier said. She called for acomprehensive dialogue on racial issues...
...fourth quarter of last year. Corporations ranging from Sears to the papermaker Pentair, Inc. had + record profits last year. Low interest rates have made bank accounts less attractive, and real estate is no longer for those looking to get rich quick. Even after last week's turbulent retreat, the Dow Jones industrial average closed at 3636, 53.7% higher than in October...