Word: fostered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Agreed Brzezinski: "The world is experiencing a global political awakening without precedent in history . . . At the same time, the world is undergoing a significant redistribution of economic and political power . . . Any attempt to create artificial obstacles to change for the sake of the status quo will merely foster U.S. isolation and irrelevance." The task, he said, "is to steer change in positive directions and to identify America with such change...
...assorted other observers of the presidential scene. The title is unofficial, and has been slow in taking effect because of the unstructured nature of Carter's leadership. But Rosalynn now joins a select fraternity that since the end of World War II includes only Clark Clifford, John Foster Dulles, Robert Kennedy, Dean Rusk and Henry Kissinger...
...show struggle a bit to develop consistently amid the cartoon zaniness of the supporting roles, but for the most part they cope very well. Cornelia Ravenal, as the ever-willing Paquette, bubbles guilelessly along, creating an enjoyable caricature. Stephen Hayes starts a bit shakily as Maximillian, Candide's foppish foster brother, but he becomes more convincing with each episode until he shines in a wonderful passage with the Governor in which he gets sold as a female slave only to have his coconuts exposed at the last minute. Hayes sometimes fails to sing loudly enough, but his acting eventually makes...
...tough to take sweeping the Pittsburgh Penguins as a terrific accomplishment, but the Bruins do seem to have shaken their late-season blues and are back on track. Jean Ratelle, Rick Middleton and Wayne Cashman and Dwight Foster put in fine performances against the Pens...
Ultimately voters have complete control over their elected representatives. Political parties provide an explicit and clear choice to the voter; by stating their views via a party platform, candidates show where they stand on a variety of issues. By raising issues and stimulating discussion, parties can foster open debate and allow voters to make educated choices...