Word: veterans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Washington is squandering in Panama and Honduras in pursuing its sometimes conflicting goals may run out if the U.S. continues to ignore regional sensibilities. "Six years ago, there was no anti-Americanism in Honduras," says a Honduran political analyst. "Now it is increasing every day." In Panama, adds a veteran politician, "there will be bitterness and anti-Americanism" once Noriega is gone. As the war on drugs escalates, Washington needs to plan its battles with more forethought...
...three-term Cambridge representative said he would need between $75,000 and $100,000 in contributions to defeat Howe, a 23-year Beacon Hill veteran. "Unfortunately, money is very important in this race," Vellucci said...
Kevin Doyle, a 12-year veteran of the ceremony, welcomed the crowd over an anachronistic loudspeaker, describing--for those who did not know it by heart--the incident where, as he put it, "was born the idea of revolution and liberty." Although Doyle gets up at 4 a.m. each Patriots' Day, he said he has never overslept...
...result, these two veteran politicians will square off in what could be the most expensive state representative campaign in Massachusetts history. While the two Democrats ran almost unopposed in 1986, they are certain to wage heated campaigns throughout the spring and summer months, culminating in the September 15 Democratic primary...
...There are a million kids out there who have no skills other than fighting," says James Galipeau, a veteran officer in the probation department. "They are not afraid of the police or jail or of dying." As demonstrated by the Good Friday attack, the gang members also show a grotesque disregard for the safety of innocent people. Of the 387 gang-related homicides in Los Angeles County last year, approximately half were innocent bystanders caught in the cross fire of shootouts...