Word: facedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Many of the women in the audience, of course, genuinely appreciated Reagan's visit, and they warmly applauded his promise to "do penance" by carefully reading a new study on discriminatory laws and regulations. "Contrary to news reports, we do not feel you faced a hostile audience," wired Maxine...
Reagan also tried to make the most of symbolic gestures. With great public flourishes he issued proclamations declaring Aug. 26 as Women's Equality Day and the month of August as National Child Support Enforcement Month. Stressing an issue that has been of concern to women's groups...
Bush left his audience cold with his insistence that the Administration must not raise taxes or it will risk stifling the recovery. At their last meeting in March, the Governors had urged tax hikes and smaller increases in military spending on the Administration. Bush argued optimistically that "a surging economic...
While the 1963 march raised the issues of integration and dignity, much of the focus was economic. Faced with 11 percent unemployment (double that of the white population) and unequal pay in the jobs they did hold. Blacks agitated for a share in the economic prosperity of the late 50s...
Creating a punishment to fit a crime is not always easy. All too often, the judicial choices come in two basic modes: prison terms or fines. But some judges have experimented with inventing appropriate alternatives. Federal Judge Warren Urbom last week came up with one of the most dramatic efforts...