Word: broads
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Interior bureaucrats also expect the glare of public attention on the department to soften under Clark. Watt's public remarks got in the way of gaining broad support for his policies. As one department official puts it: "He's a great fella, but why did he have to shoot his mouth off like that?" Though Clark may be far less vocal, Interior aides expect him to be an aggressive boss, despite his inexperience with environmental issues. On the other hand, no radical shifts in policy are expected. Says one department veteran: "Reagan and Watt didn't have...
...their six-day, six-nation tour of the isthmus, that was just the question the twelve commission members were pondering. Appointed by President Reagan in July, the group was charged with arriving at a long-term policy capable of winning broad domestic support. The trip, Kissinger explained before his departure from Washington, would give the commission a basis for its recommendations. "What you get out of it is the flavor of a country," he said, "a judgment of the personalities, an opportunity to ask questions that have been bothering...
...other candidate offers the broad and balanced experience of Mondale. He has served in state government as attorney general and as U.S. Senator and Vice President. While he did not always prevail in the private councils of the Carter Administration, his was the most active vice presidency in history...
...felt awkward at first, as if I shouldn't say anything because I was chair," said Cohen. But he said that he now believes the broad scope of the committee, whose functions include dispensing grants to student groups and the publication of a weekly newsletter, make it too big a job for one person. "In hindsight, it was a good idea," Cohen said...
THERE ARE, in essence, two broad options for our South Africa policy. If we believe that reform of the system is possible, we should stay in and use whatever leverage, we can acquire to direct that reform. If, however, we believe that the situation in South Africa shows signs of stagnating, and holds no promise for positive change, then pulling out and letting events run their course would be the logical move...