Word: succeeding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That one will be the survivor of a grueling, two-year political marathon to succeed Speaker of the House Thomas P. O'Neill (D-Mass.) as the next representative of the famous and coveted Eighth Congressional District...
...economic situation. The high value of the dollar and the staggering interest rates that have made the debt problem much more serious are both largely due to the high American budget deficit. Without some action to bring that down, all the moves started in the past month will not succeed. The importance of deficit reduction could be seen last week when the dollar rose in value against the Japanese yen, despite a massive attempt by the Bank of Japan to stop the increase. World currency speculators are still doubtful that the U.S. will do anything about the budget deficit...
...this was a dramatic example of insisting that those who engage in these criminal acts be brought to justice. You have to get the message to terrorists that the civilized community is opposed to what they are doing and prepared to take action to see that they don't succeed, and that they are brought to justice, so there is a cost. If you never apprehend and deal effectively with the terrorists, then they have a cost-free shot at everything...
...soon selling 80 proof corn whisky at 32 cents a gallon. He is one of his own best customers. "Drunk" becomes a steady, solitary refrain during the fall and winter. He also struggles with carnal desires. He reads and translates erotic passages from Juvenal. When these sessions succeed, he writes: Masturbatus sum. Shortly after he arrives, he develops a crush on Fanny Cooper, the daughter-in-law of the local Methodist preacher, whose husband then providentially dies of a rattlesnake bite. As the diarist's history slowly emerges, he becomes that quintessential hero of American literature, the self-exile...
...received much attention in recent years, but under the Baker plan for dealing with Third World debt, it could take on far greater importance. Accordingly, after A.W. Clausen announced last week that he will step down as head of the global lender, speculation began almost immediately over who might succeed him. The post has traditionally been held by an American, and the opening could lead to an intriguing round-robin job shuffle...