Word: suspects
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Carter's penchant for prayer, so suspect in other climes, was a reassurance at this particular summit. Indeed, the bond of spirituality among those three men may have been the most important emotional conduit. None was embarrassed by the others' deep convictions...
...period in Angola, the U.S. eliminated its chances of playing a constructive mediating role among the various political factions to help bring Angola toward independence through a negotiated, democratic transition. Instead, the U.S. attempted to regain a political foothold in Angola through covert support of the poorly organized, politically suspect FLNA and UNITA forces...
...G.O.P. gains in November are expected to be minimal in the 435 races for the House of Representatives, the 34 contested Senate seats and the 36 governorships. "Opposition to government spending is everywhere," notes Political Consultant Walter DeVries. "Voters are listening to what the candidates are saying, but I suspect they think it doesn't make a lot of difference who they elect." Voters do not care which party cuts the budget, as long as it is done...
...voice isn't great, but he pulls off his numbers with no major trouble. Millicent Martin, as the madam, has too many songs and becomes boring after the first act. The show runs about two and a half hours--far too long, particularly in the first act--and I suspect some of Ms. Martin's numbers will feel the knife in the near future...
...thing in common: you really had to be there. Trillin manages to convey his appreciation for what he eats without straining after poetic equivalents of the taste. After a generous helping of crabes farcis, he simply notes that "chefs on Martinique tend to use as stuffing what I suspect a crab would have chosen to stuff himself with if only he had been given the opportunity." He has high praise for the cooking of a Manhattan neighbor and adds: "Alice claims that when we are walking there for dinner she is often forced to grab me by the jacket...