Word: specialize
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Today is a very special day," explains Mommy. "You get to pick your school...
...Deputy Prime Minister Saadoun Hammadi a dressing down over the hostage affair. But Moscow is not keen to see a military solution -- which the U.S. would clearly dominate -- rule out a diplomatic one, for which the Soviets might be key. Aside from Hammadi, Moscow has played host to Saudi special envoy Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, and has dispatched diplomats to Iraq by way of Syria, Egypt, Libya and Jordan. The Soviets want to preserve their position as potential peacemaker, as well as their 30-year relationship with Iraq...
...government. And when some constituent is unfairly treated by the Defense Department or by the IRS, the only people they have to turn to are their elected representatives. There is nothing wrong with members of Congress ensuring that their constituents are treated fairly. That is quite different from seeking special treatment...
...officials took hopeful stock of Doe, who had been trained by U.S. special forces. Compared with Tolbert, Doe seemed refreshingly simple; he abandoned the presidential limousine for a Chevette. Officials also worried a lot in those days about the subversive efforts of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi. When Doe let it be known that Gaddafi had made overtures, the U.S. hastened to increase its aid, from $19 million in 1979 to $72 million in 1983. The U.S. theory was that Doe could be surrounded by technical experts who would educate him and keep him in line. "He was just a young...
...would be overly optimistic to hope that the global encirclement of Saddam will serve as a model for coping with future regional conflicts. The world response to the Kuwaiti crisis is a special case because the stakes -- oil -- are so high and because Saddam has played such a textbook villain. No such unanimity could be expected if, for example, India invaded Pakistan, Senegal made a move on Gambia, or Bolivia rumbled into Paraguay. In effect, this first test of the post-cold war security structure is a relatively simple one. But that is all the more reason why the forces...