Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...support and affirm a woman's right to control her own body and her own life is at the heart of the Women's Movement. Rape and sexual violence against women directly threaten those values; so does censorship of women's sexuality. Neither should be condoned...
...garner support, Davis pledged to keep NWA in Minnesota, where it has 15,000 employees, and to leave the airline intact. But that hardly reassured the company's workers, who fear that a takeover could bring belt tightening and layoffs. To protect their interests, labor unions at Northwest are opening talks with Davis and other prospective buyers...
...principle, the Nunn/McCurdy proposal has met with much support on Capitol Hill and across the country. Not since John F. Kennedy's 40 Inaugural Address and the institution of the Peace Corps have leaders actually asked young people to give something back to their country in return for the benefits they receive. The general consensus is that a program such as the Citizens Corps is necessary to motivate young people to become active again in public service and the political system...
THERE are, however, ways in which the government can help encourage student particpation across the social spectrum. Additionally, current initiatives on Capitol Hill, such as President Bush's YES program and a bill proposed by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), offer financial support for part-time voluntary service programs. Moreover there are new private service programs evolving every day as a result of the renewed emphasis on public service. One example is Operation HOPE, a new nationwide student organized service project that will involve students on over 700 campuses. With more programs like these on the horizon, there will...
...documents for the first time show that Bush backed a 1985 plan to increase Central Intelligence Agency aid to Honduras as an incentive to encourage the Honduran government to support the Contras. They also identify Bush as the emissary from the United States who informed Honduran President Roberto Suazo Cordova that the Reagan Administration was expediting delivery of more than $110 million in economic and military aid to the Contras. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell (D.-Me.) said Thursday that such quid pro quo arrangements "were clearly inappropriate, possibly illegal, and involved the United States...