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...legislators, brought together to work out a compromise, traded charges of stubbornness and irresponsibility. Republicans were dismayed when Reagan caved in to Democratic pressure and rescinded their hard-won limits on Social Security increases. The President, usually a model of affability, blew up when the subject of taxes arose. "Damn it," he cried, slamming down his pencil, "I can't listen to all this." In the midst of the imbroglio sat one remarkably serene and smiling figure: David Stockman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the straight-shooting point man of the Reagan Revolution. He could afford...
...Viet Nam. He said that Averell Harriman came to him at least twelve times, and said that if we'd stop the bombing, the Russians would use their influence to restrain the North Vietnamese. Johnson said, 'I did it twelve times, and not a one of them did a damn bit of good. Ike was different,' he said. 'The Russians feared Ike. They didn't fear...
...through. USA Today, after all, is Neuharth's dream. During the paper's first six months, the indefatigable onetime sportswriter for the Mitchell, S.D. Republic stayed every night in the newsroom until 1 or 2 a.m., editing stories and dashing off headlines. Once, when he found a story "too damn long-winded," he banged out a new version on his typewriter...
...These damn economists,” said Nelson, who concentrated in economics while at Harvard. “Always makes you wonder about the moral foundation of that profession...
...nuanced understanding of race in L.A. is more than once sacrificed for no-punches-pulled melodrama or a hackneyed moral lesson. Where it does well, it does pretty damn well, but mostly, its idealized ambition is too big for its britches...