Word: collections
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Well, I guess that's about all I have to say. If you have any questions call me collect. I won't accept, but you can try anyway...
...campaign." Passman, who was indicted last month for bribery and conspiracy, received another $274,000 from Park over the course of six years. Given the law barring campaign contributions from foreigners, Park also developed an interest in antique watches and jewelry, which Passman happened to collect. Park started buying Passman's trophies at 50% above the market value...
Kucinich and Hongisto have taken their battle to the public, appearing separately on TV talk shows and granting frequent interviews to reporters. The first wave of mail and phone calls to city hall ran heavily in Hongisto's favor. Indeed, if Kucinich's critics manage to collect the 37,000 signatures required for his recall, Hongisto has hinted that he might run against Kucinich in the new election...
Limit Federal Pay. The Government's workers commonly collect more salary and fringes than private workers in comparable jobs, and federal pay is budgeted to increase 6% in the next fiscal year. If Carter succeeded in cutting that back to 5% or less, he would both reduce inflation in the federal payroll and gain moral authority to advocate similar restraint in private wages...
...forces." As Luttwak imagined the scene, "Moscow could then say to the West, 'Gentlemen, we are superior in ground forces, we can take most of West Germany in 48 hours. You cannot checkmate that by strategic nuclear forces, for you no longer have superiority. Now we want to collect.' " And what will they collect? Luttwak speculated that while they would not actually occupy Western Europe, they would demand that it "show 'proper respect' for their wishes, perhaps using Soviet-Finnish relations as a model. This would be the 'Finlandization' of Europe. Of course, Western...