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Word: confidentally (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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There are unwritten rules of etiquette for a Vice President's wife that correspond roughly to the antebellum definition of a lady: her name should appear in the papers only on the occasion of her marriage or death. Barbara Bush adapted well: she did good works quietly and kept out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marilyn Quayle: A New Second Lady | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

When last faced with the opportunity to turn thumbs down on a salary hike, the Senate in 1987 voted 88-6 against a $12,100 increase -- fully confident that the House would save the day. After Representatives denounced the raises in furious speeches, the House also rejected pay raises in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are They Worth It? Possible Congressional Raise | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

Have Bush's actions since being elected made you more confident about his becoming President, less confident, or haven't they changed your opinion?

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

More confident 29%

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

The special prosecutor's surrender marked a victory for what some experts see as North's strategy of legal "graymail," in which he threatened to reveal some of the nation's most closely guarded secrets if the case against him was pressed. He has applied additional pressure on the White...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving In to Graymail: Oliver North's Legal Strategy | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

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