Word: edwin
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Fielding also said that he kept White House Counsellor Edwin Meese, his boss during the new Administration's transition period, fully informed about the FBI material. "Everyone was watching it carefully. It was of grave concern to us," Fielding explained. "The White House encouraged as thorough an investigation as possible on this." Nonetheless, neither the White House, the FBI, nor the Justice Department told the Senate committee about the wiretaps...
Well, not exactly. The 30-second spot, which was shown on 59 stations last week, features Actors Ed Beheler and Edwin Steffe, who bear uncanny resemblances to the former President and the House Speaker. The commercial is part of a $10 million advertising campaign, sponsored by the Republican Party, in which the G.O.P. points with pride to its accomplishments and views with alarm the legacy of its Democratic opponents as congressional elections approach. A companion ad shows a congressional elections approach. A companion ad shows a couple dusting off their camper and taking a vacation with friends now that inflation...
Democrats, including Edwin Steffe's real-life counterpart, complain that the Republicans and their New York agency (Korey, Kay & Partners) have stretched the bounds of truth too far even for a political advertisement. Harrumphs O'Neill: "Better for whom? It's only better for the wealthy." Congressman Tony Coelho of California, chairman of the House Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, correctly points out that the current recession began six months after Reagan took office. The Democrats, who do not have the money for a similar campaign of their own, threatened that they may demand free time...
Democrat Wright displayed a chart showing that Reagan's tax cut disproportionately helped the rich. Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese, supported by the President, retorted that everyone benefited equally from a 10% rate cut. But both men were corrected by Treasury Secretary Donald Regan, who admitted that a 10% cut in the tax rates benefits those in the higher tax brackets more than those in low ones. The most sensitive issue involved delaying or putting a lid on the cost of living allowances (COLA) under various federal retirement programs, most notably Social Security. Both Reagan and O'Neill knew...
...talks are hedged with so many restrictions that no one can tell if they will produce anything meaningful. White House aides are convinced of the need for compromise, and they may have finally begun to persuade their chief. Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese said on Friday that the Administration is "looking for areas of agreement" with Congress, and admitted flatly of Reagan's proposed budget: "Some changes are necessary...