Word: supportable
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...similar proposal came last month from a group styling itself the Centrist bloc and claiming support from 20 political parties and associations. And only two weeks ago, Ivan Polozkov, unreconstructed head of the Communist Party of the Russian republic, wrote in Pravda that a "Union for the Salvation of the Fatherland" should be formed to unite all "patriotic forces" and "prevent a transition to a market system...
Meanwhile Aristide faces a delicate balancing act: to keep his credibility with the masses, he must act quickly to institute reforms, but not at the expense of national unity. And while Aristide seems to enjoy the support of some of the military rank and file, there is no guarantee that its commanders will remain loyal...
...Pressure Tactic Some gay activists decided that the best way to halt gay bashing by public figures was to expose the sexual activities of critics who are homosexual themselves. This practice, known as "outing," caused deep embarrassment to several elected officials. Opponents warned that such tactics don't win support -- they destroy lives...
...says Foreign Minister Shevardnadze, who helped liquidate the cold war, in a fiery resignation. And the hard right is in fact well organized, while democrats splinter. Worse, popular support seems to be swinging toward a crackdown. -- The U.S. deputy commander of American forces in the gulf says his troops won't be ready for war on Jan. 15 -- hardly the message Bush wants Saddam Hussein to hear. -- Is Germany fated to be haunted by revelations about former spies...
...very significant moment for me was in 1987, when in a referendum Poles rejected proposals for painful but necessary economic reforms. I realized then that without popular support we would be unable to follow the communist route any further...