Word: dealing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...effects of such insipid politicking have been obvious and immediate. The stock market has fallen more than 50 points since election day, as investors are unsure if the President-elect even has a policy to deal with the deficit. I must pinch myself to believe that throughout 12 months of the campaign, we did not force Bush to enunciate an economic and fiscal policy, or even, apparently, to think very seriously about one. Perhaps he'll find one in a fish belly while he's in Florida this week...
Such quickness will be needed if the Irish are to speed by their two remaining opponents. They must deal with a weakened but still formidable Penn State and, in their final game, with No. 2-ranked U.S.C. If successful, the Irish will probably play currently unbeaten West Virginia in either the Fiesta Bowl or the Gator Bowl, a contest that could decide the national championship. But overconfidence is not in Holtz's playbook. Says he: "Right now -- I don't care what the polls say -- we're not the best in the country. But maybe...
...Central America that George Bush will have to deal with come January is a place that will require fresh approaches to frustratingly old problems. While the Reagan Administration can claim credit for laying the groundwork for democracy in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, all three governments remain dependent on the support of military establishments that continue to exert considerable influence in civilian affairs. Death squads with links to the military still use guns to silence critics, making a mockery of the precepts of democratic dialogue and respect for human rights. And regionwide, the basic standard of living has sunk...
...Pentagon refuses even to admit that it exists. Although the Air Force is about to unveil its B-2 Stealth bomber, deep secrecy surrounds the smaller but equally advanced F-19, also known as the Stealth fighter. Even so, aviation buffs who study the Pentagon know a great deal about the covert craft. Novelist Tom Clancy featured it in his best seller Red Storm Rising, and Testor Corp. is selling detailed plastic-model F-19 kits for $9.50 each. Best of all, MicroProse, a software company based in Hunt Valley, Md., has produced a $69 computer program that lets would...
...team also had to deal with racial strife. John Tyson, the Crimson's All-Ivy defensive back, decided to sit out the 1968 season as a protest of Harvard's policies toward Blacks...