Word: powering
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...somewhat disjoint chapters written separately by the authors, the book explains regional history, Saddam's rise to power, the Iran-Iraq war, early U.S. policy in Iraq, the role of oil in the crisis, the threat of nuclear and chemical weapons, and the call to defend Kuwait...
...result, Dudley House Master Paul D. Hanson said he expects "The discussion [today] will not get into the nitty gritty practical questions, but whether Harvard can afford it in terms of personnel power and financial power...
...argument goes something like this: organizations like Students for a Democratic Society, the Black Power movement and radical feminists who invaded administration buildings in the Vietnam era, took over campuses again in the '80s--only this time from the inside...
...began another round of violent protest. Then, inevitably, President Hussain Mohammad Ershad declared a state of emergency, banned political activity and suspended civil rights. Just as predictably, the protesters paid no attention to the presidential order as they pursued their campaign to bring down Ershad, who had come to power in a 1982 coup...
After its first free elections last June, Bulgaria became the only East European country to allow the Communist Party -- renamed the Bulgarian Socialist Party -- to retain power. But Prime Minister Andrei Lukanov's inability to alleviate chronic fuel and food shortages sparked weeks of street demonstrations. Last week after a four-day strike that paralyzed much of the country, Lukanov resigned. Appearing on television, he blamed the opposition for blocking his efforts toward reform, adding that it was "pointless" to * continue as Prime Minister. In Sofia demonstrators greeted the news with dancing and champagne...