Word: supportable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...revolutionaries go, Thaci has a dream resume. Young, attractive and toting a sexy nickname, "the Snake," he is the face of the Kosovo Liberation Army. The glamour is burnished by accomplishment: Kosovar Albanians see him as the man who got them NATO military support and the right to an autonomous existence. And he has become the go-to man in postwar Kosovo. When the generals of the KFOR (Kosovo Force) peacekeeping troops and K.L.A. commanders could not arrive at an agreement to demilitarize the rebel army, they called Thaci to find a solution...
...tricks. Scientists are finding that the brain is "massively plastic"--not rigidly fixed like a computer chip--and can rewire itself throughout life with the help of rigorous training. The Fast ForWord games are like mental aerobics--designed to strengthen weak connections in those parts of the brain that support language skills...
...Last week Texas Governor George W. Bush signed a law to exempt physicians from such antitrust regulations. Republican Congressman Tom Campbell of California and Democrat John Conyers of Michigan have introduced a bill that would do the same nationwide. The bill, vigorously endorsed by the A.M.A., has bipartisan congressional support, but last week officials from the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission testified that it could pump up premiums...
COLEBROOK, N.H.--Arizona senator and Republican presidential candidate John S. McCain finished a three-day swing through New Hampshire with a talk to local Republicans Sunday, seeking support for his candidacy and for his signature issue, campaign finance reform...
...Riley still has the support of the HUPD administration in the negotiations and continues to have it, sources in HUPD said...