Word: triumphant
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After trailing Labor in popularity for most of 1986, the Tories have roared back. Thatcher's triumphant Moscow trip, contrasted with Labor Leader Neil Kinnock's failed venture to Washington, gave the government a sharp boost in April. Labor's demand that Britain scrap its nuclear arsenal and ban American nuclear weapons and bases, a stance the U.S. claims would destroy NATO, continues to cut deeply into the party's support. So have fierce intraparty ideological rivalries between moderates and the militant left. The quarreling allowed the Conservatives to jump into a lead of between 10 and 15 points...
...Cult invades and terrorizes Mr. Rogers' neighborhood, scare you away from Dash Rip Rock. The album's more traditional songs are just as dance-inducing. There is something for nearly everyone: standard rockabilly, straight-ahead rock, jangly pop, and a ballad or two. Even country purists should enjoy the triumphant rendition of Williams' "I Saw the Light...
...product of triumphant Indian revolution against the British, Rushdie should bring a fresh viewpoint to the Central' American debate, using his uncommon background to comment insightfully from a vantage point few Western critics can claim...
...boss of America's largest Mafia family was acquitted by a New York jury of federal racketeering charges brought against him nearly two years ago by federal prosecutors. As the jury foreman called out not-guilty findings for Gotti and six co-defendants, including Gotti's brother Gene, the triumphant Gotti jumped up, pointed to the prosecution table and said, "Shame on them! I'd like to see a verdict on them." Added his lawyer Bruce Cutler: "This is a powerful verdict...
...however temporarily. The address won bipartisan plaudits on Capitol Hill and favorable coverage in the press. Overnight polls showed the President's approval rating, which had sagged to a four-year low, rising by as much as 9 points. At the White House, the mood changed from tragic to triumphant. "There's a big difference over there," said Nancy Reynolds, a close friend of the Reagans'. "You can hear it in people's voices. You can smell...