Word: targets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sting: a Ford van with a FIST Bonded Deli very Courier Service sign on its side arrives at the target's address. A maroon-shirted driver comes to his door and asks him to step outside to sign a receipt for the package. The moment the fugitive signs, confirming his identity, two teams of officers spring out of cars and collar their quarry. The scheme so surprised many of the arrestees that they could not immediately put two and two together. "Hey, that guy had a package for me!" screamed one of them as officers affixed the handcuffs while...
...Central America, told me the elections will be meaningless even in the event of a massive turnout. "Voting is obligatory, and the people know that if they don't have a stamp on their identification papers showing they voted, they will be considered subversive and therefore a target for repression. We don't say don't vote. We are limiting ourselves to explaining to the people that the elections are of no importance whatsoever...
...shooting spree, gunning down five people. By the grim rules of Northern Ireland's religious warfare, it was time for militant Protestants to strike back. Still, when the counterattack came, it proved to be more than the usual random raid against Roman Catholics. This time the Protestants' target was Gerry Adams, 35, president of Sinn Fein, the I.R.A.'s political arm, and the leading voice in support of the terrorist organization...
...least six antimerger bills are being prepared. Congressman Peter Rodino, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold hearings this week on legislation that would make hostile takeovers more difficult. The proposal would give outside directors on the target company's board power to block offers they consider unacceptable...
Lang's growing A-21 file contains varied examples of superfluous effort reporting and attacks on the auditing process used to verify these reports. The OMB is the ultimate target of this campaign--in spite of numerous endorsements and task force reports supporting Lang's position, the executive branch agency has remained wedded to A-21's accountability process for almost 20 years...