Word: briefings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Yesterday's brief demonstrations in Czechoslovakia took the place of a general strike that was called off Sunday by opposition leaders after their stunning success in overturning Communist domination of the government...
...Howard left law to become a cartoonist. His Sally Forth strip is syndicated in 300 papers nationwide. "My writing skills as a lawyer have been helpful in cartooning, but certainly I have to use a lot fewer words," says Howard, 45. "I used to get 50 pages for a brief. Now I get 50 words for a comic strip...
...history of modern dynasties, the House of Nehru rates one of the heftier chapters. Since India gained independence in 1947, its political destiny has been inextricably linked with this powerful family, whose scions have ruled the country with only two brief interruptions. There was Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and an early leader of the durable Congress Party, his daughter Indira Gandhi, and her son Rajiv. Such was the family's sway that when Indira was assassinated in 1984, the 40-year-old Rajiv, a reluctant and unproven politician, was rocketed into high office on the strength...
...natural reserve is in contrast to the effusiveness of the dozens of newspaper and magazine articles about her. Publicity is a principal part of her brief; Wattleton's main job as president of Planned Parenthood is to be the organization's spokeswoman. Thus promoting herself is advancing Planned Parenthood. Even when she is being interviewed by Vogue or Ms., she rarely neglects to mention Planned Parenthood's 177 affiliates and 850 clinics in 46 states, which served 3.8 million people last year, offering everything from infertility counseling to prenatal care. But it is abortion that is at the very...
Breaking his silence, the still unapprehended Honasan told TIME during a brief phone call, "We do not wish to spurn our friendship with the American people. But I believe it is morally wrong for Ambassador Platt to take sides because it will mean more bloodshed." Saving democracy may be its own reward, but for the U.S., this rescue could have long-term costs. Now that Washington has used force to prop up the Aquino regime, will anything less do the next time a threat arises...