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Word: diehard (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Nicoesque arch-gothic vignettes, and mid-'60s bubble gum rock as if they were somehow destined to coalesce. Without ever having indicated that there was anything up her sleeve--much less between her ears--Lunch has made a tremendous musical leap of faith that will force even the most diehard of critics to reappraise her work...

Author: By Scott J. Michaelsen, | Title: Dada for Lunch | 3/17/1980 | See Source »

...LaRouche headquarters, an unmarked third story suite, bustles with serious people. This is the state office, not to be confused with the four other offices in Manchester alone, and only the most diehard LaRouche supporters spend their days here, distributing the bumper stickers to all corners of the state. "We can't keep this one in print," a beaming aide says, holding a blue and white sticker which reads "Jerry Brown Goes Down More Than Nuclear Power Plants...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Getting His 2 Per Cent Worth | 3/6/1980 | See Source »

...next day, however, diehard supporters of Amin resumed the fighting in Kabul. The coup, scoffed the rebel command, represented nothing more than "a change in pawns." The Japanese embassy said that gunfire could still be heard along the road leading from the Soviet embassy to the old royal palace. Nonetheless, as soon as word reached Moscow that the coup was successful, the Soviets quickly broadcast Karmal's denunciation of the Amin dictatorship as an agent of "American imperialism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFGHANISTAN: Steel Fist in Kabul | 1/7/1980 | See Source »

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