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...Iran-Iraq war, even if the fear of a closure of the Persian Gulf had momentarily abated. The West Europeans, Canadians and Japanese expressed concern over the unprecedented U.S. budget deficit and rising U.S. interest rates. Privately, all the leaders except Reagan are worried that U.S. economic conditions could abort international economic recovery and add to the dangers posed by the Third World's towering debt. The West Europeans also had to weigh their actions at the summit carefully in view of this week's elections for the European Parliament. Above all, there was the deplorable state...
...collect fodder for his programs. Koppel says that he reads five to six newspapers a day, employs two research assistants and helps his producers plan each show. Even so, problems occur. Lord, the former executive producer, recalls a show that examined the abortion issue. "I cued him that we had thirty seconds left and Ted said to his guest. 'Well, we're going to have to abort this interview...
...board was President Reagan's budget, which Heller called "the most reckless in modern history." According to estimates by board members, there will be annual deficits of close to $200 billion during at least the next three years. Such shortfalls threaten to drive up interest rates and eventually abort the recovery. Board Member Charles Schultze, a Brookings Institution senior fellow, who was unable to attend the meeting because of bad weather on the East Coast, said in an interview afterward: "These deficits will do damage to investment and long-run growth. They will hurt housing, business investment, exports...
...later primaries. Jackson hopes to run well in New Hampshire and then score an upset win in Alabama. McGovern is trying to hang on until the Super Tuesday primary in Massachusetts, where he thinks he can finish second. Askew is counting on a turnout of an ti abort ion voters to give him a respectable showing in Iowa, followed by a strong home-state vote in Florida three weeks later. As for Rollings, it will take a miracle to keep him in contention...
...Haven, we found, all looks about the same. Our biggest problem was that we couldn't tell the difference between New Haven and Yale. So we walked for a while. I was with Beth and Mark. I kept hoping to see a police car so we could abort the whole thing. But we kept walking...