Word: instead
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...world beyond the Cold War requires something far different from the Bush Doctrine. It requires a renewed commitment to the UN (not selective attention), real efforts at regional solutions and, above all, a doctrine that does not place America above all. These policies would make a difference, instead of merely asking "What difference does it make...
...Instead, there is a secretive process called "punching," and it begins every October and ends around Thanksgiving...
...true crime stories and a demon for detail, Burrough weaves suspense into his tales of high finance and intrigue. "I try to write somewhat the way a good murder mystery is written," he explains. "My stories sometimes read as if ((LBO king)) Henry Kravis were approaching with an ax instead of a buyout offer." Burrough may have hit the peak of fascination with 1980s whodunits. As the 1990s wear on, his agent Andrew Wylie says with literary disdain, readers are likely to become more interested in advice books on "how to stave off disaster...
...campaigning for himself, Bush shrinks from framing options in a stark and persuasive manner that can force people to make a choice. He often speaks of using the "bully pulpit" to get his way, but to him it means little more than "telling people how deeply you feel" instead of knocking heads together to get things done...
...moment when the world is distracted by other events in the Middle East. Syrian President Hafez Assad ordered thousands of troops to Beirut to beef up the 10,000 Syrian soldiers already there. On Friday a lone gunman shot twice at Aoun, missing the general and wounding an aide instead...