Word: sadnesses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unity government's policies. Initially, Peres had wanted the agreement to specify that any new Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank would have to be approved by two-thirds of the Cabinet, but he is now leaning toward a simple majority vote. "It was a very sad meeting," said Mapam Leader Victor Shentov, after Peres told him of the plan to share the prime ministership. "We have a historical mission to be a party that presents its views clearly to fight the growing extremism in this country." Shamir feels that Mapam's potential rebellion strengthens...
...President resigning for, among other things, organizing a squad of "plumbers" specializing in break-ins, to a vice-presidential candidate arraigned before the bar of the media to answer questions, among others, about her husband's father's buildings' tenants. American political scandal is in sad decline...
Reality is nasty stuff, tending as it does toward onrushing appointments for root-canal surgery and tuition bills. So it is extremely sad to report that one of the century's most dependable mechanisms for reality avoidance, the many-times-retold spy thriller whose gray secret is the mole in the British intelligence service, is in deep trouble. This is not really the fault of Frederick Forsyth, whose prose and plotting are no clunkier than those of other literary spy masters who borrowed the mole genre after John le Carré was through with...
...former Wehrmacht military prison. Tanks, trucks and other equipment were often older than the soldiers who used them. Drug and alcohol abuse were rife, racial conflict inside units and with local citizens was frequent, and hostility from the vociferous West German peace movement was palpable. Overall, the sad condition of U.S. forces raised serious questions about NATO's ability to defend the Western allies. Says John Kominicki, a reporter with the U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes: "A few years ago, a lot of soldiers had some strong doubts about being able to hold the enemy. Now they...
...little regretfully, the team disbanded. "Celebrity's been a big change for me," Retton said. "In a way it's really neat. But it won't change me. I'm still just plain Mary Lou. Meeting the President was neat. I'm a little sad it's over after nine years. Now I'd like to get into TV work. Fame helps there. I've had quite a few offers." In keeping with her station, her new transportation is a red Corvette: "I can reach the pedals...