Word: contentions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more than merely another voice added to an already deafening chorus. He is a leading power in a body that will be controlled by the Democrats 55 to 45, a Senate that promises Bush greater resistance than Ronald Reagan ever faced. Few if any Senators believe Bush's content-free campaign won him a mandate. And none believe Bush possesses the communications skills that permitted Reagan to pitch successful appeals beyond Congress for public support...
...cost-cutting proposal they had developed at management's behest was rejected outright in favor of a vastly different plan that would eliminate some of the paper's prized international bureaus. "No self-respecting editor could accept such a downgrading of the importance of the daily newspaper's content and such a compromising of its editorial control and integrity," wrote Anable of the new plan in his letter of resignation. "The decision-making process," says Fanning, "seems to exclude editorial input. The business side seems to be calling all the shots...
...newsroom in 1986. He insists that the degree was not meant to groom him for a future job on the business side of the paper but to make him a better editor. "Editors need to be involved with people in other departments to win their support for the content," he explains. "A lot of journalists feel that the journalistic significance of what we do ought to overwhelm any other consideration. Well, that's not very realistic...
Reporters have not been allowed into the camps, so it is impossible to verify commanders' claims that morale is high, discipline is largely intact and the desire to fight on is strong. A small number have sold their weapons to raise cash, but for now most contras seem content to wait in the camps, living off the rice and beans that continue to arrive courtesy...
What this all means is that Bush needs to be handled. He will be far more engaged and active than the passive Reagan, who was content to let others control details under his broad guidelines. Bush awakens early, starts working and reading almost immediately, and generates a prodigious number of memos, questions and ideas. But he requires strong staffers whom he trusts and who can help shape his agenda...