Word: rift
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most poignant and thought-provoking short piece I have read to date on the reasons for our downfall in the Vietnam War [ESSAY, April 24]. I am a Vietnam-era veteran, and I found that Wolff has portrayed masterfully that conflict's lingering aftermath and the painful rift it has left in U.S. society. Let us hope that someday soon, via efforts like Wolff's, the rest of us will reach a higher understanding of the Vietnam vet's ongoing ordeal...
When The Crimson attempted to confirm the authenticity of the charges listed, students responded by portraying a wide rift between the leadership of the College's two Republican groups, complete with name-calling and accusations of "shady dealings...
...There is no internal dissent," Galluccio said."This is an outsider creating a rift...
LAST SPRING 80 ANTIABORTION ACTIVISTS from around the country gathered in a hotel conference room near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. They had come to hammer out a common strategy, but by the time the two-day session ended, the group had suffered a permanent rift over the murder of Gunn 13 months earlier. Hill, a defrocked Presbyterian minister, had arrived in Chicago with a petition, signed by more than 30 activists, that called the shooting justified. Flip Benham, director of Operation Rescue, which was once considered the radical wing of the antiabortion movement, spoke against the attack...
Christians in Action first petitioned for University recognition last October, opening a rift between student and faculty members of the committee. Yesterday all five student members voted for recognition of the group, while the five faculty members and administrators voted against the measure...