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...stayaway gesture is purely symbolic, and not nearly as important to Israel as the billions of dollars in U.S. financial support and weaponry it receives each year. But symbolic gestures do have meaning, and the meaning that most of the Arab world will take from the U.S. boycott of the racism conference is that Washington's interests are indistinguishable from Israel's. Right now, that's a rather dangerous message to be putting out there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the U.S. Boycott of the Racism Conference Hurts Israel and the U.S. | 8/28/2001 | See Source »

...stayaway by senior White House officials may be a concession to domestic political concerns. The canal once symbolized America's ability to project its power abroad, and conservative Republicans have questioned the wisdom of giving it up. Some Republican legislators - and Pat Buchanan - have even used the fact that Hong Kong-based port company Hutchison Whampoa will manage the facility for Panama to suggest that the strategic waterway may fall under Chinese control in the event of a crisis. Even though that scenario is dismissed as far-fetched by Panamanians and most U.S. analysts, the White House is clearly taking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Al Gore Keeps the President Away From Panama | 12/14/1999 | See Source »

...would say that people would probably stayaway from the store on a day like this," said DanAlbano, assistant manager of the HarvardBookstore. "I would be outside if I could...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Summer Returns To Harvard | 10/9/1993 | See Source »

...whether the government will reopen at least 50 black schools (out of a total of more than 7,000) that it has closed as a result of the black boycott or racial turmoil. In recent weeks a black-led movement has grown up favoring an end to the long "stayaway." Reason: many parents fear the boycott is permanently ^ crippling any hope for their children to receive a decent education. Among the groups urging a return to classroom normality: the United Democratic Front, the country's largest antiapartheid organization. A U.D.F. spokesman declared last week that ending the boycott would "help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa New Rules for Black Schools | 1/12/1987 | See Source »

...will narrate. NBC Sports, continuing its annoying habit of making one word out of every show title, has come up with "Sportsyear '79: The year of the Champion," the 22nd from 4-6 p.m. If it is anything like "Sportsworld," best advice may be to stayaway...

Author: By Jeff Toobin, | Title: How Television Steals Christmas | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

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