Word: deflects
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some aides, in his defense, argue that Reagan was resorting to an old trick of gently turning aside unwelcome advice by telling stories, relevant or not. "It's very typical of him to deflect what he doesn't want to hear," says an intimate. But even if that is so, Reagan was still ducking the issue. Having initially embraced the concept of catastrophic health insurance, the President has avoided deciding an argument among his aides as to what type of plan to propose...
...denies that he had anything to do with money for the contras -- and in fact it is hard to see how he could have gained anything from the diversion. The Senate committee report, he charges, reflects "lying under oath" by "some U.S. officials in trouble (who) were trying to deflect the heat off themselves and onto me." He insists that he has been caught in a dispute betwen two CIA factions vying for influence in Iran. One faction, he says, botched the diplomatic initiative by trying to make its own deal in Tehran, and is now trying to cover...
...Administration aides scrambled last week to deflect blame for the Iranian arms fiasco away from themselves, a good number of fingers were pointed directly at Ronald Reagan's increasingly visible and often imperious chief of staff. More than ever Donald Regan, 67, seems to be out front these days, projecting an aura that at times makes him seem both commanding and condescending. With a self-confidence burnished by nine years as the chief of Merrill Lynch, he has set up a hierarchical structure that puts him alone atop the upward flow of information. Combined with Reagan's inclination to rely...
Israeli pilots released red balloons to deflect the scores of Strellas that streaked toward them...
...half, Northeastern, taking advantage of five succesive penalty corners, flung a barrage of shots toward the Harvard goal. Three of those shots slipped past Katsias, who was charging out of the goalie's box on the penalty corners. But on each occasion defender Jane Grim slipped into position to deflect the shot...