Word: branches
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...week. Should the Democratic leadership make good on its threat to push the measure through, allies in the Middle East will (justifiably) lose their emerging confidence in U.S. resolve. And the Administration's vehement opposition to the act signals the coming of a destructive constitutional clash with the legislative branch should the measure pass--which would be a time when such a confrontation could do U.S. foreign policy grave harm...
Looking for a bargain in real estate? Consider a visit to the spanking-new gallery that opened last week in Dallas. No, it is not just another branch of Century 21, but a dazzling display mounted by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Prospective buyers can browse through glossy pictures of a $13 million office tower in Houston or a 50-room $2 million hotel in New Orleans' French Quarter...
Throughout her administration, Aquino consistently has shown herself unwilling to take stands on issues, choosing--perhaps by necessity--to allow her immediate circle to run the nation's affairs. The result has been, on the one hand, widespread corruption in the executive branch, and on the other, utter spinelessness in the forging and execution of policy...
...impression I always sided with the President is wrong," Bork said. "My record is not one of unvarying support for the executive branch. I will give you a fair shake. I will give everybody a fair shake...
...would eventually provoke a controversy. No matter how "voluntary" the program, the notion of methodically asking people who were not individually suspect to submit to an intrusive procedure simply because they were black raised some worrisome racial and civil-liberties issues. Said James Lieber, executive director of the Pittsburgh branch of the American Civil Liberties Union: "Blacks must relinquish their privacy or become suspect." N.A.A.C.P. Executive Director Benjamin Hooks said it looked like "police power run amuck." William Penn, director of N.A.A.C.P.'s local branches, feared an "open season on black people...