Word: comforters
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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That was about the cheeriest sentiment Americans could manage last week, as the country caroled, gift-wrapped and tinseled its way through the holidays in search of some deeper tidings of comfort and joy. For those with a global perspective, there is plenty to inspire gratitude this season: the country is not (yet) at war; there are families in Romania, Germany, Hungary and Czechoslovakia sharing the holidays in freedom and safety for the first time; Frank Sinatra just celebrated his 75th birthday. But try as they will to count blessings, many Americans who read the newspapers, check their bank statements...
...clock. On my computer we began to keep track of our provisions. Now we could tell how many cans of tuna we had, how many kilos of dry beans. We even factored in how much protein we had, how many calories. That computer gave us great comfort. By October we figured we had enough for nine months...
Mary is not so fortunate. She is one of three people that night who learn they have tested positive. She starts crying as Russo tries to comfort her. "You guys always listen," Mary sobs. "You always find the time to let us know you care." They counsel her for about 15 minutes and then drive the van to a McDonald's for a hamburger and a Coke. Afterward they have no choice but to drop her off on the street, where she heads back to work...
...these reports are accurate -- and no one has ever claimed that Saddam % appreciates the untidiness of democracy -- then Baghdad undoubtedly took further comfort from the parade of skeptics counseling delay before Sam Nunn's Senate Armed Services Committee last week. Echoing other experts, a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, David Jones, said that the economic embargo was "biting heavily" and that if the sanctions "work in 12 to 18 months . . . the trade-off of avoiding war with its attendant sacrifices and uncertainties would . . . be more than worth...
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