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...kind of sworn to myself ever since I fell off the roof that I'd get there by hook or by crook," he added...
...military dictatorship produced the greatest, most savage tragedy in our history." These words were the conclusion to 50,000 pages of testimony and evidence issued last week by Argentina's National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons. President Raul Alfonsin had appointed the panel shortly after he was sworn in last December. Its mission: to investigate the so-called dirty war waged against terrorism by the Argentine military from 1974 until Alfonsin's election...
Seven weeks after Israelis went to the polls, the country finally had a new government. Since the coalition controlled 97 out of 120 Knesset seats, the accord was easily approved by the legislature, and Peres was sworn in as Prime Minister. He will be the country's leader during the next 25 months while Shamir serves as Foreign Minister and acting Prime Minister; for the following 25 months, the two men will switch jobs. Yitzhak Rabin, who was Labor Prime Minister from 1974 to 1977, will be Defense Minister during the entire 50-month term. Yitzhak Modai, until last...
Though the date has not been officially set, Mulroney is expected to be sworn in early next week. After moving to 24 Sussex Drive, the Prime Minister's official residence in Ottawa, only two months ago, Turner and his family will have to start packing again. One of Turner's last duties will be to play host to Pope John Paul II as he begins an eleven-day visit to Canada this week. Turner, a Roman Catholic, planned to be on hand for the Pope's arrival in Quebec City on Sunday...
...Western diplomats were surprised last week when Gaddafi signed a "union of states" agreement with Morocco's King Hassan II. The two nations are the region's oddest couple. While Libya is a radical socialist state, Morocco is a traditional monarchy; while Gaddafi is a sworn enemy of the U.S., Hassan is a firm ally...