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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...require and will inevitably exercise centralized control, if not for any other reason than to ensure the continued support of its main constituency, the armed forces. To truly devolve power, the regime would deprive itself of its control over the country's economic resources, a substantive portion of which sustain a half-a-million-strong military establishment in one of the poorest and most underdeveloped states in the world...

Author: By Samina Ahmed, | Title: Avoiding Historical Repetition | 10/27/1999 | See Source »

...restricts your ability to communicate with voters. Over time, it becomes nearly impossible to sustain an effective campaign," she added...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Scholars Say Dole Unlikely to Drop Out of Sight | 10/22/1999 | See Source »

...This kind of irony addresses itself to the kinds of things, civic responsibility, for instance, that Purdy wants to see saved. But what if this irony is the honesty of our times? What if irony has become not a retreat but a recourse? What if irony alone can now sustain the forms of innocence Purdy so cherishes...

Author: By Aaron K. Roth, | Title: The Importance of Irony | 10/20/1999 | See Source »

...They've continually sold out the show, at least on Saturday night," Wylie said. "All 30 years, they've been able to sustain a pretty wonderful selection of skaters...

Author: By Eric S. Barr, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Skaters Dazzle, Amuse in 30th Evening With Champions | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

Pizzeria Uno, Bertucci's, Au Bon Pain and the Hi-Rise Bread Company all donated food to sustain the walkers during their four-mile journey...

Author: By Benjamin M. Grossman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Walkathon Raises More Than $2K For Unilu Shelter | 10/12/1999 | See Source »

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