Word: topical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...government also was heartened by the way Reagan handled the topic of human rights, a prickly issue between the two countries since the days of the Carter Administration. South Korean President Chun Boo Hwan sees dissent as grist for the propaganda mills of North Korea and thus tantamount to treason. Reagan has some sympathy for Chun's position, and during the visit he applauded South Korea for its "continued progress toward the broadening of democracy." At one point, during a reception at the U.S. embassy, the President's text called for him to mention "human rights." Aware that...
Conway sees a real need for additional research on the topic. He points out the most statistics cited on South African are several years out of data...
DISARMAMENT and nuclear weapons issues have captured plenty of grassroots attention in the last two years, so it is not surprising that the Nuclear Free Cambridge referendum has been a hot topic at public forums and around dinner tables for months. But the other two referenda that will also be decided next Tuesday each could have very significant effects on Cambridge's future, and each deserves careful consideration...
...John Toner will speak on the topic "College Athletics: Sport or Profession," on November 14 along with sociologist Harry Edwards, who organized the Black athlete protest at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City...
...would say that the invasion of Grenada is definitely a very hot topic of discussion at Harvard Law School and a large number of faculty members are really outraged about it," Kennedy said...