Word: doled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Yale baseball team and his World War II combat record, as well as his Government posts. "Everything I've done in my life has equated with leadership," he says. But Bush undercuts his effort by his refusal to adopt any firm positions of his own. His principal rival, Bob Dole, exudes a can-do aura that allows him to project toughness without resorting to overheated rhetoric. When he talks about being the one Republican willing to make tough decisions to reduce the federal deficit, his listeners may dislike his message implying austerity but they respect the messenger...
...Congress: it denounced the disclosure by Democrat Les Aspin, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, that the first Kuwaiti tankers to fly the U.S. flag would take to sea this Wednesday. Aspin replied sharply that this detail had not been classified and that Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole had also mentioned it. Moreover, both Aspin and Dole had been briefed by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Admiral William Crowe, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, who made no claim that the date of the first sailing was classified...
...Congressman Les Aspin that the first U.S.-escorted convoy would sail July 22. Aspin, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, revealed the date after attending an Administration briefing. Republican Minority Leader Robert Michel accused Democrat Aspin of "unforgivable" behavior, but Aspin pointed out, correctly, that Republican Senator Robert Dole had also disclosed the date to reporters...
...cautioned, however, that the danger of terrorist strikes against U.S. embassies and foreign installations may increase. The spiraling tensions between Paris and Tehran last week and the doubts expressed on Capitol Hill underscored both the dangers of involvement in the gulf and the volatility of Iran's leaders. Even Dole's support for the reflagging sounded wistful. "It's a done deal," he said. "I may not think it's the best tactic, but it's done. The last thing we do now is turn it around...
...airlines cite overworked air-traffic controllers and bad weather as reasons for delays. But the carriers bear much of the blame because they routinely bunch too many flights into the most popular travel times, thus creating what might be called winglock on the runways. As one remedy, Secretary Dole suspended antitrust rules in March to allow airline executives to sit down together and arrange their schedules for more realistic departure times. American Airlines, for example, has rescheduled 1,537 of its 1,600 flights and added 150 hours a day of flight time to its timetables...