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...memo noted that Iraq Petroleum Co. had long fixed production "in accordance with the overall worldwide interests of the participating companies, and not solely in accordance with the interests of Iraq." Later, production was curbed because of internal political turmoil during the '70s, the Iran-Iraq war in the '80s and U.N. sanctions from 1990 until today...
...curtain rises on the twilight of the boyhood idols: in October 2001. Williams, "the Splendid Splinter," was on his deathbed in Florida. Pesky and DiMaggio, both in their 80s, embarked on a 1,300-mile car trip to visit him. Halberstam braids together the story of their road trip--that other great American pastime--with an account of their bittersweet seasons as Red Sox. Though they played as a foursome from 1942 to 1951, minus a few years for World War II, they never won a World Series, and in 1949 they lost the pennant to the New York Yankees...
...dividends and accelerate income-tax rate cuts, the president was in no mood to go off message. "We understand capital," Bush asserted, laying the groundwork for his central argument that tax cuts spur growth and serve as a cure-all for most economic ills. "I remember in the '80s, when people said we will have deficits forever," Bush said. "The next thing I know is that in the late '90s we begin to get into surplus. We've got to generate additional growth to get additional revenues...
...ankles, fat in the sides, fat in the upper arms." So although women generally avoid the monster plaques that kill so many men in early middle age, the continuing buildup in women's arteries may come back to haunt them in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s...
...hope they are lifelong friends,” he said. As wild nights in Mexico are replaced by pre-partying for the Leverett ’80s dance, Ingber said he will always reflect warmly on his unusual senior spring break. “In all honesty, they picked who we were and where we were. But as far as emotions and experiences and thoughts and reactions, those are all genuine. All real...