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Word: withing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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In developing a modern political system, writes the Shah, his father "removed from the clergy part of the privileges they had previously enjoyed. Consequently, one section of the Shi'ite clergy responded by branding all temporal power as necessarily a form of usurpation." But the Shah insists that he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Thrown Out Like a Dead Mouse | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

It was the final interview of a long, exhausting day of campaigning by Senator Edward Kennedy. Reporter Rollin Post of KRON-TV in San Francisco was trying to draw him out on Iran without much success. For a parting shot, Post asked Kennedy what his reaction was to Ronald Reagan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Kennedy Makes a Goof | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

After unburdening himself, Kennedy rushed off as if he had a cab outside with the meter running. KRON thought so little of Kennedy's attack that it snipped it out before broadcasting the interview, but other reporters heard about it, and the headlines flared. The news soon reached Tehran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Kennedy Makes a Goof | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

Republicans were more outspoken. Said John Connally: "I am sure that Ayatullah Khomeini is pleased to hear Senator Kennedy's remarks." George Bush felt that the statement "might endanger the lives of the hostages" and raises "serious questions about Kennedy's judgment on foreign policy." Press comment was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Kennedy Makes a Goof | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

That seems unlikely. The uproar over his Iranian observation was the latest in a series of mishaps that have troubled the start of his campaign. He entered the race earlier than he had planned, with his organization in disarray, but under the glare of constant publicity. From the start he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Kennedy Makes a Goof | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

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