Word: aftermath
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kennedy had died, leading CBS radio to report the news more than half an hour before the official announcement was made. The bulletin turned out to be correct, much to Rather's relief, and he covered himself with glory as coordinator of CBS's Dallas coverage during the assassination aftermath...
...hopes to pick up some new viewers in the aftermath of the Dan Rather/George Bush fiasco on the usually top-rated CBS Evening News. So the network aired commercials touting the credibility of its news department, with paeans to Peter Jennings every half-hour. And Peter Jennings made a rare Sunday appearance with a special news report during the pre-game show...
...aftermath of Black Monday, more than a dozen investigative bodies have been probing those issues. Last Friday, in a case of remarkably appropriate timing, the most prominent of these groups -- the Presidential Commission headed by Investment Banker Nicholas Brady -- released its eagerly awaited report just after the market closed. The conclusion of the five-member commission* was clear: sweeping reforms are in fact needed to guard against market meltdowns...
...Greenspan is moving very cautiously. In the immediate aftermath of the crash, he rushed to reassure the markets by pumping money into the economy. But since then the Fed has returned to a more conservative monetary stance, and interest rates have started to creep up again. The economists foresee a long-term continuation of that trend, with the prime rate that banks charge for commercial loans hitting 9.5% at the end of 1988, compared with...
Unfortunately, Hart shouldn't--and hopefully will not--be president of the United States. The character defects that he displayed in the Donna Rice incident and those that emerged in its aftermath rule out Hart's ever sitting in the Oval Office. He still thinks the press alone is to blame for his problems, that his travails reflect not at all on himself. He's displayed no sign of a new understanding of himself or of his time that make him worthy of redemption. Let him write on policy-issues to his heart's content. Just...