Word: deal
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...embargo must remain because "at no point have there been concrete actions by the Turkish forces to return any of the fruits of their aggression." On the other side, the Administration applied more pressure than on any foreign issue since the Panama Canal treaties and the Middle East plane deal. Every Senator was reached at least once, and many met personally with Carter. The President had three breakfast meetings devoted to the topic and made scores of personal phone calls to press his cause. And private lobbyists for both sides of the issue were as busy as the White House...
...Washington, often working independently from A.F.L.-C.I.O. Chief George Meany's 300-member staff, which occupies an impressive stone and marble headquarters near the White House. Politically aware action groups also have their lobbyists in Washington, including 14 that pursue the special interests of the elderly and six that deal with air pollution. Even the Virgin Islands Gift Fashion Shop Association has a lobbyist. Large staffs are maintained by such broader public interest groups as Common Cause and the Ralph Nader organization. Grumbles House Speaker Tip O'Neill: "Everybody in America has a lobby...
...deal, you think? Well, just try to remember that this is Victorian England, and the entire ambiance of constipation is no coincidence. This aptly illustrates the play's only shortcoming--the wan sense of humor in the early scenes. Innes McDade's Mrs. Manningham is believably portrayed throughout the production, but during that first scene, it is astounding how easily she is made to cry and wail and grovel and admit that she is crazy. A little temperance would have been as welcome as a sedative in the Fenway Park bleachers...
THERE IS A GOOD deal of fear and loathing in Rome these days. The recent assassination of Aldo Moro only exacerbated a steadily deteriorating social climate in a country where Machiavellian political intrigue has historically been par for the course. The average Italian does not know where to turn today for salvation. The lack of trust among various factions and the unwillingness to compromise which have characterized Italian national affairs since 1945 have continually thwarted efforts to form a new political coalition which would embrace more liberal elements and might bring about a greater degree of social cohesion. Even...
...journalists pursued the story, information slowly dribbled out. Some of it came directly from the family through the Daily Mail under the syndication deal, but other facts were unearthed by reporters in Oldham, some of whom were not above using £20 notes to loosen the lips of anyone even vaguely in the know...