Word: cordials
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Brown, who now runs a public relations and management-consulting firm in High Point, N.C., served as special assistant to President Nixon. Nonetheless, he still maintained cordial relations with Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King and Andrew Young, the former U.N. Ambassador. Brown has made several trips to South Africa, the latest in February as the leader of a fact- finding group that included black college presidents...
There are some obvious strategic advantages to maintaining a cordial relationship with South Africa, but if that country continues to act like an Eastern European nation, then the U.S. should treat it as one. Not only should this country forward the sanctions approved by the House, but diplomatic relations should be reduced to a minimum and the American government should work actively to build a consensus against South Africa as it did, with some success, against Libya and has consistently attempted to effect against the Soviet Union...
Systems of repression equal to or worse than the Sandinistas' are operating in scores of countries not victims of Reagan's wrath, some even on cordial terms with his Administration. It is simply not clear that the Sandinistas are the worse of the two evils in Nicaragua. A conservative attentive to consequences should recognize that it will be more difficult for Nicaragua to recover from the effects of the American-financed civil war than from the Sandinistas' economics...
...SOUND SARCASTIC, and that's because John put me on the defensive. The sincere consideration of my religious beliefs, yea or nay, is important to me. But this serious issue, which John had made his product, coupled with his sly presentation, nettled me, closed up my ears. His cordial hustle had been effective enough that I answered him straightforwardly--but negatively. Chris just rolled his eyes, and shook his head. And in less than half a minute, his unsuccessful spiel through, John was gone...
...aisle-seat wise. There he is, just a businessman flying to Daytona Beach, Fla., straining to keep his deals in place, and next to him is this . . . this gorgeous girl. Long hair, four-alarm wardrobe, sleepy smile that turns surprisingly cordial when he strikes up a conversation. "Spring break, right...