Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...challenges on the domestic and international fronts will keep Summers' famously analytical mind busy--and he might have a hard time resisting the urge to tinker. Rising protectionism and Social Security reform could derail or further bolster the markets. And issues like currency instability and Russia's continuing crises should keep him jetting around the world. Even more worrisome are inflation fears that have driven the yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond close...
...office. That may change slightly in a few weeks if the Texas legislature passes a Bush proposal requiring doctors to contact parents of minors seeking abortions. With fresh legislation and the blessing of his position by religious leaders like Pat Robertson, Bush hopes to win the support of "pragmatic" social conservatives and leave the vocal absolutists to be split among his rivals...
...Fudan University in Shanghai. Few see the bombing as a mistake that can be forgiven after a simple apology. "We will have to wait for the new [U.S.] President before the situation will improve," says Zhang Yebai, an expert on Sino-U.S. relations at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences...
...went through the hardest part. A dozen years ago, a label threw me out when I tried to use congas on a recording. They said, 'Get rid of that, and take out the horns and the timbales too.' Now people are buying records by Arturo Sandoval and Buena Vista Social Club. The younger generation is now reacting to Latin music...
Over the years reports have surfaced that the social and emotional lives of the kids in Menudo were poorly supervised, even neglected. Diaz will admit only that the group did have "problems," though he denies he was the root cause. Says Diaz: "I think a lot of problems come from the house, from the family, some of the parents the kids have." Martin, Diaz says, actually fared better than most. "Ricky had that special personality, like a charm," says Diaz. "He could handle himself...