Word: edwin
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...mutilation of history that one of the first nations to be born of popular revolution is now in the business of smashing popular revolutions all over the world. And it is truly frightening that the man who will whisper in President Reagan's ear for the next four years. Edwin Meese, would tell a national television audience that he would not disclose his plans for intervening in El Salvador, because it would be a good thing if the other nations of the world "went to bed at night, wondering what America is going to do the next...
...future? Or will they go on demanding extra wage boosts, still higher prices, more interest on loans in a futile attempt to stay ahead of the game-and thus bring about more inflation, whatever Washington may do? Gauging the program's chances for checking inflation, Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese last week admitted: "We are talking about something that is well over 50% and maybe 80% psychological...
...colonnade to the Oval Office, where he greets his personal secretary, Helene von Damm, with a boast. "Look what I did last night," he says, handing her a plump folder of papers read and signed. Also awaiting him, as they do each morning, are two of his top aides, Edwin Meese and James Baker. "The only reason I'm late," says the leader of the free world, "is that I had to oil my face." Though his Secret Service code name is Rawhide, the Southern Californian is finding it difficult to adjust to central heating. It leaves his skin...
Haig began threatening to do so on Inauguration Day. He handed Presidential Counsellor Edwin Meese a proposal to consolidate the making of foreign policy with in the State Department; the National Security Council staff and other agencies would play distinctly secondary roles. The plan was too ambitious even for Reagan, who had promised to make Haig the chief formulator of foreign policy. Meese set to work on an amended version that gives some protection to other agencies...
Typically, the strains of medicine are felt most acutely after ten to 15 years. Early signs of distress are extramarital affairs and physical upsets, including insomnia and diarrhea. Some suicidal physicians may also avoid social contact, draw up wills or make unexpected gifts. Says U.C.L.A. Thanatologist Edwin Shneidman: "If a colleague offers you his prized microscope, you might want to sit down with him and try to identify his problem...