Word: equalizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...worried. The President quickly followed, however, with his explicit recognition of Soviet status as a superpower and disavowal of any American desire to change its system. The U.S., said Reagan, does not seek military superiority over the Kremlin; it wants to deal with the Soviet Union as an equal. Washington and Moscow must work together to keep the competition between them peaceful...
...says Democratic Pollster Hart. "It is not a bellwether for the future." Murray Fishel, a Kent State University political scientist, notes that young voters are more liberal on social issues than Reagan or his party. "Students do not support the Republican platform on issues like the environment or the Equal Rights Amendment," he says. "I think the shift is toward Reagan and not Reaganism." But whether fickle or faithful, the enthusiasm of young voters for Reagan is playing an important, and surprising, role in the current campaign. -By William R. Doerner...
...cases reviewed by the Supreme Court and only one affirmed. Moreover, some state supreme courts have begun to interpret their own constitutions more liberally than the U.S. Supreme Court does the federal Constitution. For instance, in 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court found no federal constitutional requirement for equal funding of school districts within a state. But the same year, the New Jersey Supreme Court interpreted its state constistution to mandate equal funding for local school districts. The New Jersey requirement will stand. A state is free to confer greater rights under its own constitution than the Supreme Court finds...
...America seemed made in promotional heaven. Sharlene Wells, 20, began her reign last week by promising a return to "traditional values." The 120-lb., 5-ft. 8-in. blond daughter of a Mormon missionary does not smoke, drink, take drugs, believe in abortion, condone premarital sex or back the Equal Rights Amendment ("The ERA would make us a neuter society; I prefer to be a woman"). A communications major at Brigham Young University who wants to become a news anchorwoman, Wells bristles at the suggestion that her conservative views helped her win the crown. "It seems that the media...
...CCSR receives and passes final judgement on recommendations received by the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR). The ACSR is a 12-member group composed of students, faculty and alumni in equal proportions...