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Word: yes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Yes, but is this really new? Was there ever a time without a Mexican spitfire in the movies, a hacienda-style suburb down the road, a Latin crooner singing Cuando Cuando to the stars? And in the past hasn't the U.S. joined the conga line, bought the Trini Lopez album, then moved on heedlessly to something else? It has and it did. But this time the prospects are different. Latin influences that were once just a pinch of spice for most Americans are bidding to become a vital part of the wider culture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Surging New Spirit | 7/11/1988 | See Source »

Ships continued combing the North Sea's frigid waters, but when asked whether the rescuers had given up hope, Energy Department Minister Peter Morrison said, "to be honest, yes. At this stage there is very little hope indeed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oil Rig Explosion Kills as Many as 166 | 7/8/1988 | See Source »

...walls and posters of the city, and I wondered why he seemed to be receiving such widespread support. When I asked my cab driver, who went by the name Sr. Rodolfo, if Carlos Salinas de Gotari was the official candidate of the PRI, he informed me that well, yes, he was the candidate of the PRI, but more than that, he would be the next President of Mexico...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Mexico City Prepares for Election; Citizens Skeptical About Vote | 7/6/1988 | See Source »

...that this girl must somewhere have some of the anger and resentment entitled to her by her class, he challenges her only to find that she is blessed with sympathy and compassion for all. "Do you think we should really cry for eveyone, everywhere according to Jesus?" Coles asks. "Yes sir, I do," she answers. Stories like that are enough to turn you in on yourself--who you are, how much anger, or love, is part...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: Revealing the Private | 7/6/1988 | See Source »

Change is also the theme of the campaign led by Clouthier, 54. At P.A.N. rallies supporters chant "Si, se puede" (Yes, it is possible) as if it were a hymn; T shirts bear slogans like MY STRUGGLE IS FOR DEMOCRACY; and posters ; call for reforms that include, often on the same placard, the abolition of corruption, the national debt, inflation and pollution. At a recent rally in Mexico City, speakers emphasized that P.A.N.'s support crossed class lines. But there were few Indian faces among the thousands present, and gold crosses and religious medallions were worn conspicuously along with designer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico Almost a Horse Race | 7/4/1988 | See Source »

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