Word: waiting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attack by the Soviets, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz declared last month that the Soviet withdrawal must be "front-end loaded," meaning that large numbers of troops must leave early on. Gorbachev appeared to accept that demand last week. But U.S. officials still fear that the Soviets might wait until the last minute to pull out 20,000 men in elite units that do most of the fighting...
This is now the clash that confronts the Democrats. Paul Simon is struggling to parlay a close second in Iowa into political survival; Albert Gore is hunkering down in a hunting blind in the South, lying in wait for Super Tuesday; and Mario Cuomo still hovers mysteriously in the wings. But for the moment, the two contenders who ran first and third in Iowa will define the Democratic debate. Dukakis' opposition to Gephardt's agenda of get-tough trade policies and an oil-import fee is only part of the equation. More telling are their differences in orientation and outlook...
...Games, including such fascinating but baffling terms as Axels and Lutzes, telemark and super-Gs. Enlightened appreciation will also be hindered by Zen-like axioms ("the fastest way to ski cross-country is to skate") and nonsensical riddles ("What sport has contestants who practice black magic and wait their turns in a morgue?"). As a guide for the perplexed, TIME has gathered a number of these mysteries and provided solutions to them. Welcome to the land beyond ooh, oops and ouch...
...intent of the 1978 Ethics in Government Act is clear enough: to prohibit former federal officials from selling their influence with friends in Government. The law is not unduly restrictive. A would-be lobbyist must wait only one year after leaving the Government before contacting his old associates. Yet Congress wrote such ambiguous language into the law that until last week no one had ever been convicted of violating...
...exactly what Cleary strives to instill in the Harvard program. Whether the kids anxiously wait for Crimson players or skate with the team during practice, Cleary wants the kids--and his team--to have...