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of, pertaining to, based on,
or advocating liberalism, especially
the freedom of the individual
andgovernmental guarantees of
individual rights and liberties. |
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disposed to preserve existing
conditions,institutions,etc.or to
restore traditional ones,and to limit
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A group of conservatives whose
views diverge from those of traditional
conservatives, as in being
morestaunchly opposed to abortion or defense cuts. |
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A statute or regulation that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements.
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A political action group formed mainly of Protestant fundamentalists to further strict conservative
aims,
asstrong antiabortion laws, the restoration of school prayer, the teaching of creationism in public
schools,
and the curbing of books and television programs considered antireligious or immoral. |
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Born: February 6, 1911
Birthplace: Tampico, Illinois
Died: June 5, 2004
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States, who served from 1981-1989. |
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economic thought that emphasizes the importance to a strong economy of policies that remove impediments to supply. |
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To remove government regulatory
controls from (an industry,a commodity, etc.)
:to deregulate the trucking industry;to
deregulate oil prices. |
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The amount by which a government, company, or individual's spending exceeds its income over a particular period of time.
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the amount owed by the federal
government of the United States. |
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Was the failure of 1,043 out of the 3,234 savings and loan
associations in the United States from 1986 to 1995: FSLIC closed or otherwise resolved 296 institutions from
1986-1989 and the RTCclosed or otherwise resolved 747 institutions from 1989-1995. |
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human
immunodeficiency
virus. |
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To develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system
in order to prevent missile attacks from other countries, specifically the Soviet Union.
(The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) |
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members of a counter revolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua. |
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A former Soviet statesman the seventh and last leader of the Soviet Union. |
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The restructuring of the Soviet economy and
bureaucracy that began in the mid 1980s. |
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A policy that called for increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union. |
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A secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide
funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from
profits gained by selling arms to Iran. |
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Was a military dictator of Panama. The United States removed him from power.
He was sentenced to prison for Drug trafficking, racketeering and money laundering. |
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Chinese troops storm through Tiananmen Square
in the center of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters. |
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A rigid policy of segregation of the nonwhite population.
(in the Republic of South Africa)
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born 1918, South African black anti-apartheid
activist: president of South Africa 1994–99. |
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Born: April 28, 1937
Birthplace: Tikrit District, Iraq
Died: December 30, 2006
Saddam Hussein was dictator of Iraq from 1979 until 2003, when his regime was overthrown by a United States-led invasion. |
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The United States and its allies defeated Iraq
in a ground war that lasted 100 hours. |
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