Word: answer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Stimulus. The reversal left analysts wondering: If the removal of un certainty about who will be in the White House could not ignite a lasting rally, what could? The answer: nothing immediately foreseeable. The market's drop reflects an unsentimental appreciation of the fact that the change in Administrations cannot quickly halt inflation. Referring to this summer's recently ended Midwest drought, which is sending up food prices, one broker quips: "What is he [President Ford] expected to do? Chew out the Lord for not providing rain?" Meanwhile, high interest rates continue to draw money out of stocks...
...about his economic views: he describes himself as a conservative but adds that "I don't think those labels mean very much" and says that he is seeking ideas far and wide. "We are giving $5 in 1919 money to anyone with a quick and easy answer to inflation," he jokes...
...significance was immediaely appparent," he explained later. Wiggins reread the documents, looked up, and asked St. Clair what he intended to do with the adverse information. Before St. Clair could answer, the alarmed Wiggins gave his own advice: "The President really has only two options: 1) claim the Fifth Amendment and not disclose, or 2) disclose...
Away from her husband, she could be warm and outgoing. But many people saw her as Plastic Woman, with a smiling mask and a bland word for every occasion. Asked if she was ever bored by the same tedious campaign rally day after day, she would answer: "I'm always interested in the rallies, they're so different. Some are outside; some are inside. Some have old people; some have young people." All places she visited were fine and interesting, none ever finer or more interesting than another. She deflected questions with a wave of the hand...
Congress has reasserted itself to some extent. The entire impeachment process had that effect. Thus Congress has an opportunity to institutionalize its rediscovered power. There have been some proposals for requiring Cabinet members and other members of the Executive to answer questions before congressional committees. There are proposals to create congressional staffs parallel to the operations of certain Executive departments. Now, I merely say that we should look into these ideas. There are dangers in all directions. If presidential tyranny is possible, legislative tyranny has also been known to history-and there is a subtle type of judicial tyranny...