Word: complains
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...moderate Republicans. He personally joined the battle for some of his key programs, such as welfare reform and revenue sharing, only when it was much too late?and then he blistered Congress for not acting on them. Even the new Republican National Chairman, Kansas Senator Robert Dole, used to complain about the poor liaison; as many as 80 telephone calls at a time from Congressmen and Senators would go unanswered by White House aides...
...member of the selection committee speculated that Davis might have been misquoted, but Brady vigorously denied the possibility and Davis did not complain of inaccuracies...
...highest Cambodian officials now complain bitterly, however, against the South Vietnamese. They accuse them of raping, looting, and acting as a conquering army instead of allies. One military spokesman states quite openly that the South Vietnamese do not recognize Cambodian sovereignty in the regions they have occupied...
There is such a feeling of powerlessness in this country. It is as true of the executive who commutes every morning from Greenwich to Wall Street as it is of the blacks, the young, the blue collar, the housewife. We all have the feeling that we want to complain to the manager, but the manager is invisible. Nobody knows who he is or where to find...
Critics of the Government's expanding role in propping up indigent corporations and shaky industries complain that such aid promotes inefficiency by deadening the cost-pruning pressure of competition and, in some cases, by shielding inept management from the consequences of failure. And once federal aid has started, it is difficult to withdraw...