Word: contentions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...West, red-baiting makes for an easy and successful career. But if Western democracy does have any points of advantage over Eastern authoritarianism, it is because heroes like Errol Louis have fought to speak the truth, while yes-men like Lieber and Baumgartner have been content to repeat the slogans that other people have taught them...
...agenda of piecemeal programs. A President should be able to fine tune domestic policy and negotiate intricate treaties, and Reagan is not very good at either. There are also times when a President needs to paint with bold strokes, and Reagan, an intuitive master of that art, seems content to do what he does best. -By Kurt Andersen. Reported by Douglas Brew/Washington
...moment Assad seems content to leave his large force in Lebanon, certain that the Israelis, the U.S. Marines and the other members of the Multi-National Force will decide to withdraw on their own. But the Syrian President is also mindful of the rise of a moderate Arab bloc whose members include Egypt, Jordan and the branch of the Palestine Liberation Organization that remains loyal to Chairman Yasser Arafat. This group, which is almost certain to gain the support of Saudi Arabia and Iraq, is likely to become far more influential than Syria in dealing with the Palestinian problem. Such...
...same as people who presumably know about their actual positions and performance." Body language may be the new communications signal in campaigns. It may not be a onetime aberration that an actor became President. Perhaps all future politicians will have to develop these qualities. One just hopes that the content and wisdom of their views will still matter...
...Super Bowl, gains in perspective represent the toughest yardage of all. Lining up in a prevent defense for 18 years, perspective has been conceding huge slabs of ground to outlandishness. During the early days of Roman numerals, President Nixon was content to recommend flanker-reverse plays. Now President Reagan appears on a split screen to express his nuclear reaction to a 191-yd. performance by Raiders Running Back Marcus Allen. Because of the Super Bowl, the stock market in New York goes down, some bookies in Las Vegas go broke and a water main in Salt Lake City goes blooey...