Word: terme
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Moreover, there has not been a G.O.P. majority in the House since Dwight Eisenhower's first term in office. Despite victories in the past three presidential elections, the Republicans have actually lost 18 House seats since Ronald Reagan was first sworn in. Because roughly 98% of congressional incumbents can count on re-election, the Democrats have a tremendous advantage. Bomb thrower or visionary, Newt Gingrich can probably plan on being in the minority party for a long time to come...
...before long Gonzalez had fallen in love. It was an affair to remember. At Portell's urging, Gonzalez arranged to purchase a kilogram of cocaine through an acquaintance. But federal drug agents busted her and the dealer, and she is now serving a seven-year prison term...
Imagine a college class without tests or term papers, one in which students come face-to-face with some of the most talented people in American life. We did, not long ago, and now TIME is sponsoring an extraordinary lecture series at New York University's School of Continuing Education called "The Creative Edge." Organized by Richard Brown, an assistant professor of humanities, the program uses both film and live interviews to explore the creative process of six great artists: writers Arthur Miller and Tom Wolfe, dancer Rudolf Nureyev, composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, actress Helen Hayes and photographer Yousuf...
...Indian Ocean, like Australia and Indonesia. India's lease of a nuclear-powered Soviet submarine and its acquisition of Soviet-built long-range reconnaissance planes have raised anxiety in the Australian Parliament. In Jakarta an army colonel describes his government as "concerned" about India's longer-term intentions. For that reason, he explains, Indonesia is planning to build a large naval base on Sumatra to gain quick access to the Bay of Bengal...
...leading U.S. scholar on South Asian security issues: "A strong India could act as a regional stabilizer, and this would be in the U.S. interest. But an India that is a regional bully threatening China or Pakistan would not be in American interests." Until India makes its long-term intentions clear, the U.S. and other countries are likely to continue to prepare for either possibility...