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Following the Persian conquest, Sardis became the Western capital of the Persian Empire, the center of command for the Greek cities along the Lonian coast. The city's wealth and importance was maintained because of its strategic location on the royal road to Susa, a corridor of exchange between East and West. Xerxes mustered his armies there intent on marching into Greece...

Author: By Ted Osius, | Title: Sardis Reveals Its Riches | 1/5/1984 | See Source »

...initiatives of those he dislikes to infamous "Siberian" committees where bills are left to die, forgotten by all but the sponsors. Those bills that meet with the Speaker's favor are often rail-roaded through the chamber without debate or objection. McGee holds all the patronage strings necessary to command loyalty; as Speaker he dispenses office space, regulates staff size and even hands out parking privileges. For those on his good side, the avenues of advancement are wide open and unlimited; for those who oppose him, McGee is the first to admit that "the power of the gavel is pretty...

Author: By Evan T. Barr, | Title: Spring Housecleaning | 1/4/1984 | See Source »

...Judicial Command of a Landmark Case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Four Who Also Shaped Events | 1/2/1984 | See Source »

...concluded a highly critical report last week by the Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. The hawkish subcommittee, in a document approved by a vote of 9 to 3, charged the Marines with slack security and inadequate intelligence gathering, and accused the entire military chain of command of "very serious errors in judgment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beirut: Serious Errors in Judgment | 1/2/1984 | See Source »

...bloodletting went on without pause. In an effort to strike at terrorist bases, Israeli planes twice raided positions held by Iranian-backed Shi'ite militiamen in eastern Lebanon. In Beirut, two more car bombs exploded. A pickup truck loaded with explosives blew up outside the French military command post in East Beirut, killing a French paratrooper and eight Lebanese civilians; a second blast shattered a West Beirut bar frequented by U.S. Marines assigned to guard the U.S. embassy. There were no U.S. casualties but one bystander was killed. A group calling itself Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility and warned that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Reconciliation on the Nile | 1/2/1984 | See Source »

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