Word: concernedly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reinforce this attitude, Carter opened his press conference by noting that he has been criticized for taking "issues-that affect foreign policy directly to the people." There has been concern that his public statements on arms limitation talks and the Middle East have gone too far, that they could impede diplomatic negotiations. But Carter remains convinced that by sharing the business of the nation with the nation, he can win both public and congressional support and strengthen his own hand in foreign affairs. Said he: "It is good for us, even in very complex matters, when the outcome of negotiations...
ECONOMIC POLICY. Americans are not so sanguine about Carter's handling of the economy. Only 20% feel he has lived up to his campaign promises to curb rising prices; 31% do not. Inflation is mentioned as the main concern by 42% of those polled. Unemployment ranks next at 28%, energy shortages and crime at 15%, taxes at 12% and foreign affairs...
...With the possible exception of motherhood, there is nothing more sacred to many members of Congress than the physical evidences of the power that Carter is trying to limit: gigantic dams, huge reservoirs, aqueducts that run for hundreds of miles, all proof-cast in concrete-of the legislators' concern for the folks back home. What is more, there is no sure way of measuring the true value of such projects, many of which have transformed the life-and the landscape-of America. "In the long run," says Washington's Senator Warren Magnuson, "we're going...
...Carter Administration postponed action on Mobutu's request in the hope that diplomatic efforts might halt the fighting. After talks with U.S. officials, Nigerian External Affairs Commissioner Joseph Garba pledged that his country would act as go-between. Other black African nations share Nigeria's concern that the fighting could turn into a full-blown...
...Delayed Payoff. Neither Goods nor Bads ever catch the imagination or evoke concern for their fates or pity for their states. The picture, in short, is without human interest-as most of Hollywood's big machines are these days. Since no one seems to care about these matters any more, Black Sunday may well make a bundle, thanks to the technical skill with which it manages its long-delayed payoff. But it is getting tiresome to be forced to admire, for want of anything else to do, the skill with which moviemakers jerk audiences around. It is hard...