Word: furthering
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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The sorry spectacle damaged everyone who took part in it. For Bush, who had invested much of his political capital to promote the deal reached after contentious negotiations with congressional leaders, the fiasco was the worst setback of his presidency. For the congressional hierarchies of both parties, which had pledged...
All that is gone, but certain limitations remain. The parliament did not allow voluntary religious classes in state-run schools. Until a new legal regime for conscientious objectors is developed, they will still be drafted by the Soviet military. The law leaves intact a less powerful version of the Council...
There is also a thaw for Soviet Jews, who have long suffered a double burden of religious suppression and persecution as suspected "agents of Zionism." They are now able to take Hebrew lessons. The state has given back a number of synagogues, but few Soviet Jews remain regular worshipers. Numbers...
A U.N. resolution authorizing the use of force, however, is something the ) U.S. is exploring, though for the moment not pushing. It would further turn up the heat on Saddam and might spur him either to withdraw from Kuwait or to launch a pre-emptive strike that would justify an...
But Stanford goes a step further, offering unmarried couples the same access to Stanford University facilities that married spouses enjoy, including libraries, athletic centers, and health care at the University Health Center.