Word: renee
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shores. Officials in Washington question whether all of the boat people have a "well- founded fear of persecution," the international standard for political asylum, and refuse to grant the newcomers protection even temporarily. People closer to the action describe conditions that argue for at least short-term refuge. Rene Theodore, Haiti's Prime Minister-designate, is worried that the country "is being held hostage by thugs...
Freejack Directed by Geoff Murphy Starring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger & Rene Russo A Morgan Creek Picture
American buyers aren't so merciful. At the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show last week, Rene Pacheco, a contractor who owns three Toyota pickups because he believes their American counterparts aren't as reliable, dismissed Detroit's latest offerings. "Take this car here," he said, pointing to a moderately expensive U.S. model. "Look at the paint job. Americans are into details. If you're going to spend $25,000, I don't want something that looks like this. The Japanese have a better product." Similar reasoning led the Los Angeles transportation commission to authorize the purchase of 41 light railcars...
...first few hours of the coup, and Western diplomats believe the final death toll could be in the hundreds. The streets turned quiet after bands of soldiers began patrolling in unmarked cars, their rifles protruding from the windows. Haitians mounted a de facto general strike even before Prime Minister Rene Preval, who is in hiding, sent out the call for one. "No one is going to work until Titid returns," a taxi driver said, using Aristide's affectionate nickname...
...Rene Reyes...