Word: considerable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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White House insiders are split as to whether Rosalynn actually influences her husband's policy decisions. Most believe she simply raises questions from an intuitive, common-sense perspective, helping him to clarify his thinking. "She's no intellectual," says one friend, "but she has exceedingly strong feelings about...
New York's Second District, on Long Island, is considered one of the natural habitats for elephants. But young Thomas Downey, with energy and charm, claimed the place in 1974 for the Democrats. At the ripe old age of 29, he has a good chance of hanging on. In...
That faint nervousness stems not from any uncertainty about whether we should have consented to print the new paper on our press. For years, our corporate policy has been clearly stated: we will print any material that is not unlawful, pornographic, racist or grossly at odds with our stated editorial...
With his stark, honest irony, Carlin has shown countless audiences how silly and obsolete America's taboos and social inventions really are, especially in the age of the city. "Cultures have to have some things they consider unthinkable, and in ancient times, health or survival reasons entered into this," he...
It is possible that neckties accomplish a certain amount of symbolic good. A suit and tie make a rather democratic outfit; the richest men wear them, and so do the poorer when dressing up, even if they do not spend $600 to cover their nakedness. Class and regional distinctions are...