Word: deliverance
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People who know that Professor Emily D. T. Vermeule specializes in classical archaeology not American political theory may have been surprised last week when they heard she was selected to deliver the 11th annual Jefferson Lecture.
That amiable scene obscured some harsh realities. Despite Reagan's optimism, Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker, Senator and Reagan Confidant Paul Laxalt and House Minority Leader Bob Michel had asked for the White House meeting to deliver a message that was grim, no matter how gently they phrased it...
So last Wednesday morning, the handsome, gray-haired Hollings rose on the Senate floor and addressed a nearly empty chamber. Baker, however, was pointedly in attendance. Hollings proposed deferring Reagan's hike in defense spending, thereby saving $19 billion in 1983, and eliminating cost-of-living increases in Social...
Emily D.T. Vermeule. Stone-Radcliffe Professor of Classics and Fine Arts, was named Friday to deliver the 11th annual Jefferson Lecture, the most prestigious award given by the federal government for academic achievement.
Some observers are more skeptical about what King has actually accomplished so far, and about his continued performance in a second term. The last time he hit the campaign trail. King pledged $500 million in immediate property tax reductions. Unable to deliver on that promise, he did succeed in leading...