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Whether personal or institutional, contracts with the CIA must at the very least be acknowledged in all cases. Codes of scholarly conduct should not be suppressed, especially when involving partisan agencies which often raise the wrath and fear of people all over the world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Code Breaking | 2/22/1986 | See Source »

...burning tires. When the local army headquarters was overrun by anti-Duvalier marchers, agents of the Tonton Macoute tried to open fire, but they were disarmed by an army tactical battalion. Terrified, the agents ripped off their trademark blue denim uniforms and tried to escape the mob's wrath. More crowds demanded that the military overthrow the dictatorship, and rumors started that Baby Doc, his wife and an entourage of 100 had already fled to France...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti Bad Times for Baby Doc | 2/10/1986 | See Source »

...granting of indulgences in return for financial contributions provoked Martin Luther's wrath in 1517 and led to the Reformation. That practice eventually died out. But Luther objected to the theology underlying all indulgences. Concerned about Protestant reaction to the new decree, one Vatican official said, "This will send a chill up some ecumenical spines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Christmas Gift | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

Give credit to B.C. (8-3-1). The Eagles played with freshman backstop David Littman (26 saves), and the Cranston, R.I. native shined in his Division I debut--growing more confident as the game wore on, despite facing the wrath of 3350 partisans...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Icemen Knot Eagles in OT,4-4 | 11/27/1985 | See Source »

Just like in the old movies, there is a budding love affair between two of the central characters, and it blossoms into a beautiful relationship under the pressure of Godzilla's wrath. There are fantastic coincidences which allow the two to meet, and Godzilla's naughty behavior in downtown Toyko literally throws the two into each others' arms...

Author: By Matthew H. Joseph, | Title: Same Old Monkey | 11/23/1985 | See Source »

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