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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mexican police corruption and the shakedowns that supposedly occur so frequently south of the border. But Mexican newspapers highlighted the fact that the slain policeman was the father of three and accused youthful American visitors of an arrogant belief that in Mexico, anything goes. "We still don't understand one another," says Guillermina Valdes-Villava, head of the Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Ciudad Juarez. "We seem tied to images that are largely historical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Journey Along the U.S.-Mexico Border | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

...just does not understand that's not how it works...that it takes up to 10 years to develop and deploy a system like this," Bush said. "He doesn't understand that we can't give away our best cards and then sit down and expect to negotiate a fair treaty with the Soviets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Duke Likens Bush Campaign to Watergate | 10/21/1988 | See Source »

...Understand what employers are looking for. Identify several prospective employers and gather information - ideally from visiting people at the place of work, or at least from company and vocational literature - about what qualifications that kind of job requires...

Author: By Martha P. Leape, | Title: Resume: Describing Qualifications | 10/21/1988 | See Source »

Thank you for your telegram congratulating me on my successful campaign for president. I apologize for having savagely attacked your fine institution so often during the campaign. Certainly you must understand that to win elections we sometimes must stoop to cheap demogoguery. Golly, I am, after all, a Yalie...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: To Derek, From George | 10/19/1988 | See Source »

...promised the job to Jimmy Baker (the guy who showed me how to kick a little ass last week) I would have had you on my short list for secretary of state. Your steadfast refusal to divest Harvard's holdings from companies doing business in South Africa shows you understand the basic idea of foreign policy--the profit motive is far more important than morality. We can't let the concerns of thousands, even millions, of people effect our policy toward their nation. That would be just plain silly...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: To Derek, From George | 10/19/1988 | See Source »

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