Word: saws
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Every revolution needs a purge, and when Mahathir decided on his desperate measure, the heads of those advisers who had pushed for IMF-style prescriptions immediately began to roll. Last week saw the resignations of the central bank governor, Ahmad Muhammed Don, and his deputy, FongWeng Phak. On Wednesday, Mahathir fired his IMF-friendly deputy prime minister and sometime political rival, Anwar Ibrahim, after Anwar refused to resign...
...east," Mutiso says. "The jungle that covers Congo's heart makes communication with the west nonexistent -- it's a natural obstacle to any offensive." Then there's the matter of what will happen to the rebels, ethnic Tutsi in a country dominated by Hutu, if they lose. "The rebels saw what happened to those caught in Kinshasa: They were slaughtered," says Mutiso. "Surrender would be signing their own death warrant. Their backs are to the wall but as long as they have bullets, they'll keep fighting...
...never--how to put it?--stunned us with his brilliance. But he has often been shrewd, and he has always shown the skills of the survivor. He has always, too, acted the public part of the presidency with ease and burly vanity. The other night on TV I saw a videotape of Clinton walking along the White House lawn, his hands clasped thoughtfully behind his back, his face a shaded mask of contemplation. In physical attitude and facial expression he looked exactly like the lovely White House portrait of President Kennedy. And you know what I am sure...
...kids, as it turns out, may have been less troubled than their dad by what they saw. "This whole sordid mess is just too tawdry and tedious and embarrassing," said Moran on the morning after, his voice a subdued monotone. "It's like a novel that just became too full of juicy parts and bizarre, sleazy characters." Characters like Bill Clinton, the leader of Moran's party, the President he had followed loyally for six years? "I guess part of this is finding out that everyone is far more human than we'd like to believe," conceded the Congressman...
...speech of Justice Thomas to the National Bar Association was disingenuous. He has got to know what the actual effect of his rigid egalitarianism means. It has caused a drastic drop-off in enrollment of blacks in colleges and graduate schools. Thomas saw early on that as a liberal he would be just another face in the crowd, but as a conservative he would have special value. The personal motives of their allies do not matter to the enemies of black America so long as their policies are served. JACK TUFF New York City...