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The President also faces decisions about other future U.S. defense systems, such as the MX missile and the advanced strategic bomber. Because opposition to a land-based MX system remains strong among officials in Utah and Nevada, where it would be located, an alternative scheme to place the missiles on...
Weinberger's predecessors tended to concentrate power in the Office of the Secretary, involving themselves in decisions at every level and running the Pentagon as if it were a small business. Like Reagan in the White House, Weinberger prefers to delegate, acting as chief executive of a big, diversified conglomerate...
The outcome was a severe blow to the Social Democrats. Nearly six months after Schmidt's re-election as Chancellor, his party had lost a traditional fief. It now holds power in only four of West Germany's eleven states. Moreover, the vote indicated that Schmidt's...
After basing himself for several years in Las Vegas, Uston now lives in Margate City outside Atlantic City, where he makes a living by remote-piloting his blackjack team. He is a busy and popular instructor and lecturer, who charges students $500 for a course but lectures for free. He...
Other student loan programs-notably those that are administered by the colleges-have collection rates as high as 98%. Reynolds argues that instead of being cut, as Reagan proposes, the G.S.L. program should be controlled by colleges rather than banks. This change would help guarantee that the loans would be...