Word: sadnesses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...victim of "a mindless inquisition," adding that he was "disgusted" by the "obviously partisan timing" so close to the November elections. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and took a leave of absence without pay from his Cabinet duties. Most labor union leaders were not sad to see Donovan step aside: in the past three years he has cut the Labor Department's work force from 22,000 to below 18,000 and its budget from $30.1 billion to $25.3 billion. Taking over Donovan's day-to-day duties is Under Secretary Ford B. Ford...
...question remains what an Egyptian-Jordanian bloc could accomplish. The united front undoubtedly strengthens Arafat's hand in his struggle against As sad for the soul of the P.L.O. For his part, Mubarak supports the 1982 Reagan peace plan, which calls for establishing an autonomous Palestinian confederation by linking the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza to Jordan. He hopes that by joining forces with Amman he can build momentum for talks with Israel. According to diplomats in Amman, however, Hussein may have different motives for embracing Egypt. He may want to deflect U.S. disapproval if, as some diplomats...
...Afghan freedom fighters can only lead to genocide. The U.S.S.R. will not back off until Afghanistan is subdued. Meanwhile, the U.S. goads the Afghans to resist, resulting in the destruction of the land and its people. The way out of this situation is to negotiate a truce. It is sad but true that "it is better to be Red than dead...
...latest work, Finding the Center, is unlikely to quell the controversy, but as a work of self-exploration it may help both sides to understand the subject. In Finding the Center, Naipaul explains himself and sad his method through two very different essays. The first, "Prologue to an Autobiography," is an account of Naipaul's background in Trinidad as the son and grandson of Indian immigrants. Growing up in an Indian household in a British colony just off the coast of a Spanish country, it is easy to see where Naipaul developed his interest in the overlay of different lands...
Charles Krauthammer's article "Holiday: Living on a Return Ticket" [ESSAY, Aug. 27) is a sad commentary on our society. If we were not so self-indulgent and hedonistic, we would not be in need of vacations on which people immerse themselves in drugs, participate in wars or make moral judgments on other societies. A trip to the beach would probably suffice...