Word: withdrawn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that the U.S. clearly was engaged in hostilities in the gulf. That, they argued, required the President to observe the War Powers Resolution. Under the law, Reagan is required to notify Congress of the use of U.S. military forces in a hostile situation; the troops would have to be withdrawn in 60 days unless both houses approved the assignment...
...years ago, however, I found that I no longer had a place I could call home. We moved away from Corinth, from town to town, until we ended up in Trenton, N.J. I had become thouroughly withdrawn, lonely, and friendless by that time. Mostly though, I was fearful--especially of the high crime rate...
...project began as a book about working wives, evolved into a steamy kiss- and-tell memoir, had its best parts lifted by the Washington Post, then was withdrawn from circulation -- all without ever being published. Such was the fate of the 80-page book proposal by Washington Hostess Joan Braden, wife of Syndicated Columnist Tom Braden, frequent companion of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and mother of the brood on which the TV sitcom Eight Is Enough was based...
...Persian Gulf, the Reagan Administration has adamantly refused to justify the policy to Congress under the requirements of the 1973 War Powers Resolution. The controversial law is a minefield of its own: if Congress refused to authorize the President's actions, U.S. forces would have to be withdrawn within 60 days. But the Administration argues that the escort operation does not involve a situation "where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances," so the language of the resolution does not apply...
...last 40 years, to see that they do. The American nuclear guarantee has kept the peace in Europe and Asia since World War II, and the relative sluggishness of the American economy in comparison to the growth of our competitors provides no compelling reason why that assurance should be withdrawn...