Word: seconds
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have an effective energy bill, I don't deserve to be re-elected and the Congress doesn't deserve to be re-elected." That was a bit much for Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd, who has not indicated whether he will support Carter for a second term. Congress, protested Byrd, should not be judged on a single issue. "This is no time to suggest any such thing," he said. "We've already done...
...will formally enter. It is the view of several public opinion analysts that Americans will sip their Christmas eggnog and ask themselves one final question about the incumbent: What in Carter's three-year White House behavior makes one think he would do the right thing in a second term? If there are no new achievements in economics, energy and foreign policy, they will turn elsewhere...
...Egyptian-Israeli army patrols in the Sinai, at least until the U.S. can put together a multinational peace-keeping force; and Israel's willingness to return to Egypt ahead of schedule the monastery of St. Catherine at the foot of Mount Sinai, thereby enabling Sadat to commemorate the second anniversary of his visit to Jerusalem with a Hollywood-style extravaganza...
...regime. While attempting to split his external enemies, the Prime Minister has dealt sternly with his political opponents inside the country. In July, Zimbabwe Rhodesian soldiers shot down at least 183 members of the "private army" of Muzorewa's rival, the Rev. Ndabaningi Sithole, who finished second to Muzorewa in last April's "majority rule" election. Faced with guerrilla attacks on the outskirts of his capital and the continued exodus of whites, who are fleeing at the rate of 1,000 a month, the bishop explained that "ruthless" action was required. Said he: "We are going to succeed...
...mounted on a special platform. Then, following audiotaped instructions and other information that is flashed at him, he "drives" the stationary car in typical fashion over a simulated three-mile course. A measuring device reveals how much gas he used. Next, he takes the car over the course a second time, following instructions that tell him how to save fuel...