Word: briefings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Professor Mihalyi should recall what has happened to the previous rulers of Communist Afghanistan, who enjoyed for a brief time the "privilege" of being "Red" and are now very dead...
...anyone can confuse facts and forget names. For the most part, Americans have been willing to forgive Reagan his minor gaffes, his seemingly untaxing work schedule, even his occasional brief naps in Cabinet meetings. His strength as a leader made his other failings seem picayune. Reagan has skipped over the minutiae of governing to articulate a clear vision for America. It can be argued that that is precisely what a President should...
Finally, a brief note on the summer. I spent three months in the capital of the free world and had to drive to Baltimore in order to see a ball game...
Boies' 450-page brief for CBS cites testimony from officials ranging from former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara to CIA operatives who served in Viet Nam. Their testimony, Boies contends, shows that the manipulation of enemy-troop assessments did occur. On the First Amendment issue, he argues that far from exhibiting "reckless disregard" for the truth, CBS interviewed more than 80 people for the report. Finally, he contends that the press should have "absolute immunity" from libel suits by public officials...
...recession would reduce Government tax revenues and boost spending for such programs as unemployment insurance and food stamps. As a result, the deficit would grow worse than it already is. Chase Econometrics, a consulting firm in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., estimates that even a brief, six-month recession would increase the budget shortfall to $300 billion...