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Oddly, this case to date has been made more explicitly and effectively by Reagan's journalistic and academic allies than by the Administration itself. Government services to the poor, editorializes the Wall Street Journal, "should be described by their proper name, charity." Writes Columnist William F. Buckley Jr. of the tax cuts: "If someone is paying 70% of his, repeat his, income to the Government, and you propose to reduce taxation from 70% to 63% [which would be the first-year effect of Reagan's tax plan], you are not 'giving' that man something. What...
...place. Burnett did not deny that she dined at the restaurant that night, spoke to Kissinger and had "two, maybe three" glasses of wine. But, she testified, "They portrayed me as drunk." The Enquirer maintained that its information came from a normally reliable source (then freelance tipster, now Enquirer Columnist R. Couri Hay), that staffers had made efforts to verify the tip, and that a retraction ("These events did not occur") was published as soon as the tabloid learned it was wrong. Under California law a retraction severely limits damages against a newspaper involved in a libel action. But Judge...
...most banal of fan magazine questions: "What was your biggest thrill?" Her best performances must occur offscreen, when by exerting charm or power or both she persuades people in the news that they had better be interviewed first by her. Nobody has had such command over celebrities since the columnist Louella Parsons ruled Hollywood...
William Safire, columnist, describing budget-slashing OMB Director David Stockman: "A blow-dried Grim Reaper...
...picture of her on the front page and three more inside. The Daily Express said flatly that "a crowd of 200 gasped" as Lady Di stepped out of her limo. Even the Times of London permitted itself a slight whimsicality. When Prince Charles ascends the throne, mused Columnist Alan Hamilton, "the royal couple will be known as the King and Di." Writer Jean Rook of the Daily Express complimented Diana "for putting on a bold, beautiful front, and for turning her cold, bare shoulders on the traditional, covered-up royal evening dress." Added Rook: "Her Gone With the Wind dress...