Word: electable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...week's end Washington was alive with reports that Haig would face a stiff confirmation fight in the Senate, and that the President-elect had still not definitely offered the general the job. There were few other serious candidates. Reagan might offer the post to Weinberger, but that would leave a vacancy at Defense, or to former Secretary of the Treasury...
...sparse, precise furnishings reflect the personality of its occupant: Edwin Meese III, 49, whose affable manner and Teddy bear frame belie the analytical mind that for 13 years has made him one of Reagan's most trusted advisers. Now, as No. 1 aide to the President-elect, Meese is coordinating Reagan's transition to power...
Considered as a group, Reagan's Cabinet selections are dominated by solid conservatives who are respected more for their accomplishments than their ideologies. The President-elect seems to be trying to assemble a team that would please, if not delight, both the party's moderates and its right-wingers. But the struggle to find the right mix - and men who could accept the jobs - was the first patch of trouble that the Californian has encountered since his surge to win the election. Ronald Reagan got a whiff last week of what life in Washington will be like...
Similarly, the President and President-elect have stood together on the hostage crisis in Tehran. In Algiers last week, Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador Ulric Haynes Jr., warned Tehran through Algerian intermediaries that Iran could not expect to get a better deal from...
Though the rebellion has been mostly smoldering for the past three years, the election of Ronald Reagan has suddenly given supporters new hope. Reagan, who won 60% of the popular votes cast in the Mountain States, sent a telegram to a meeting of 500 rebellion sup porters held in Salt Lake City last month relaying his "best wishes to all my fellow Sagebrush reb els." Added the President-elect: "I renew my pledge to work toward a Sagebrush solution ... to insure that the states have an equitable share of public lands and their natural resources...