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Word: extention (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...number is widely inflated," he says. "A lot of them don't count, since they were for limited circumstances and for short periods of time." In his view, the fact that the congressional war-power clause has sometimes been ignored does not render it moot. Says Van Alstyne: "The extent to which the allocation of war powers has been disregarded for the past 25 years is no reason we should continue to disregard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Who Can Send Us to War? | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

...great extent, this is a response to both economic and journalistic realities. The three networks are no longer the only source of TV news; by the time the evening news rolls around, most viewers have seen footage of the day's big events, either on CNN or on their local stations. Network executives argue that their newscasts must go beyond simply recapping the day's news and provide more analysis and background. The most radical move in this direction is coming from NBC Nightly News, which has instituted a round robin of daily features with catchy umbrella titles ("What Works...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: More Programs, Less News | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

...involved in Southeast Asia 20 years before American soldiers began to die there in large numbers. From Truman to Nixon, U.S. Presidents propped up undemocratic and unpopular South Vietnamese regimes and lied about the extent of American participation in the war. In the 1960s these immoral policies, justified only by anticommunist rhetoric and concerns about U.S. prestige and hegemony, composed the framework of anti-war protest...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: Saddam, You're No Ho Chi Minh | 12/15/1990 | See Source »

...this were the extent of Mikhail Gorbachev's problems, he'd be a man in deep trouble. But they are only the surface...

Author: By Adam L. Berger, | Title: Eyeing the New Russia | 12/13/1990 | See Source »

THERE is a genuine need to defend the principles of national sovereignty and non-agression. The United States is fully supported in international law if it attacks now, with UN sanction, to restore Kuwait to its previous state of independence. Such action would be consistent, to some extent, with the doctrine of collective security upon which the United Nations is founded...

Author: By Thomas Gewecke, | Title: Let the Sanctions Kick In | 12/4/1990 | See Source »

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