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Elsewhere, Mark's purple-skinned half-brother, Oliver, is growing fast and displaying some nascent superpowers while the dastardly Doc Seismic hatches a subterranean hostage crisis.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Carter’s presidency was largely defined by economic struggles and the politically disastrous Iranian hostage crisis.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
In his first text about his time as president, Carter recounts major moments from his time in the Oval Office — like the hostage crisis in Iran and his success at the Camp David Middle East peace summit.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
There is a law for national emergencies The National Emergencies Act, (NEA), came into existence in 1976 a few years before Jimmy Carter declared emergencies related to the Iran hostage crisis.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Carter’s presidency was largely defined by economic struggles and the politically disastrous Iranian hostage crisis.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
In his first text about his time as president, Carter recounts major moments from his time in the Oval Office — like the hostage crisis in Iran and his success at the Camp David Middle East peace summit.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
There is a law for national emergencies The National Emergencies Act, (NEA), came into existence in 1976 a few years before Jimmy Carter declared emergencies related to the Iran hostage crisis.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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