Word: affected
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...PRECIPITOUS fall of Gary Hart has churned up a lot of difficult questions about how politicians' personal lives and the press's news judgment affect American politics. candidate does and with whom he spends his time say something about who he is; who he is determines what he would do as President...
...Times ran a front-page profile of a Miami bit-part actress. It also ran "day after" polls which reflect sensational responses to sensational stories, not stable public opinion. This approach to news is more than bad judgment. It shows complete disregard for the power of the media to affect campaigns, and for its responsibility to make a story as prominent as it is important...
...really relaxed," Bland said. "I played the ball really well. I had confidence in the team which seems to affect me in my singles match...
...Reagan Administration's new 100% tariffs were levied on some Japanese color TVs, personal computers and power tools. Although the sanctions will affect only a tiny fraction of overall bilateral trade, they will hurt some Japanese manufacturers. But for the middlemen peddling Japanese microchips to foreign buyers, business will probably go on as usual. Already some American enterprises dependent upon inexpensive Japanese chips are busy looking for legal loopholes to exempt them from the U.S.-Japanese semiconductor agreement signed last year. In the meantime, tensions show no sign of abating. When Yasu calls on his friend...
...Philadelphia station that airs Stern's show, for broadcasting material that contained sexually explicit language. One of those stations, cited for broadcasting excerpts from a play describing homosexual practices, was referred to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution for obscenity. In a move that will undoubtedly affect -- and restrict -- the sexual content of what broadcasters say, the FCC suggested it will henceforth take enforcement action against shows it deems to be "indecent...