Word: easier
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...easier to be a Reagan Republican today than it was in 1982," says Connecticut G.O.P. Chairman Thomas D'Amore. Since then Reagan has diluted his anti-Soviet rhetoric and, at least as significant for his re-election prospects, the grim recession has ended. Inflation is at a twelve-year low, unemployment is no worse than when Reagan took office, interest rates have fallen nine points from their peak in 1980. "The perceived well-being of the economy is very good," says Southern Pollster Claibourne Darden. "Whether Reagan is responsible for it or not is [politically] immaterial." A line Reagan used...
...marry former N.F.L. Pass Catcher Alvin Hooks and have a son. Once Alvin Jr. grew old enough to attend workouts and the sport began to call her back, she discovered the amazing power of motherhood. "I know for a fact that it gave me extra strength. It's easier for me to work out well now." She is one of ten children raised in Los Angeles, the only daughter of three to follow her brother Robert to foot racing. He was killed by a stray bullet while running on a high school track in 1974. "I was close...
...look than the Sears stores of old, with more aisles, lower ceilings and merchandise displayed with flair and style at eye level. Fashion labels with big names-Arnold Palmer, Joe Namath, Diane von Furstenberg, Johnny Carson and Evonne Goolagong-stare back at the customer. To make self-service shopping easier, products will have clearer, more informative labeling. A new cash-register system decreases the average check-out time from three minutes to 90 seconds...
Many American politicians, intellectuals and businessmen are looking to high tech industries as the saviors of our nation's economy, and well they may. The microelectronics and computer revolutions promise an easier, more efficient, and more comfortable life for a majority of citizens in Massachusetts and elsewhere. But unless dramatic action is taken, for a small minority of workers, these revolutions are destined to exact a terrible price--a price that may often be irreversible...
Easing the squeeze on Poland could be made politically easier for Reagan by the lack of rancor expressed by many of the prisoners freed in the amnesty. Andrzej Gwiazda, a co-founder of the banned Solidarity trade union, was hopeful as he welcomed well-wishers to his Gdansk apartment. If the relaxation continues, he said, "we might reach the point that the government will decide on pluralism." He added, "The present government is the most intelligent in the past 40 years, and that is already something." Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa also expressed hope for renewed contact between Poland...