Word: ridding
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...though he later shed his military uniform, he had been backed by the armed forces-even as he made some tentative moves toward modest liberalization. But he lost much of his military support last June when he abolished the monarchy and subsequently rid his cabinet of military men. He also issued a general amnesty for political prisoners, appointed a civilian premier, and promised to hold parliamentary elections sometime in 1974. Skeptics interpreted Papadopoulos's moves as an effort to divorce himself from his military colleagues and assume full control for himself...
...market it serves." About his own role, he is more emphatic. "I told them I wanted to do things my way, and they offered me a free hand. If they don't give me the necessary freedom, it's going to cost them a lot to get rid...
Crimson: How do you see it being possible to get rid of legal barriers to the advancement of blacks and chicanoes and other minority groups...
Reisman: The only way to get rid of the barriers is to repeal those acts of legislation which erect the barriers. In order for these barriers to be lifted, it has to be first understood that its necessary to lift them. That's the thing to accomplish...
...wide-ranging probes. Said Richardson: "There was a feeling in the White House on the part of the President and his staff that this was a ravenous beast whose appetite was inexhaustible." Then, in late September, Nixon said something to his Attorney General about wanting to "get rid" of Cox. "I didn't take it very seriously," Richardson recalled. "I thought it was just a general expression of irritation." In mid-October, however, Richardson had become convinced that Nixon was out to get Cox and decided to resign if the special prosecutor was fired. Less than a week later...