Word: favor
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...voters not only disagreed with Reagan on tax cuts; they also rejected his priorities for reductions in federal spending. Reagan so far is standing firm on his planned 18% increase in the defense budget, and wants further cuts in social spending. But the public heavily favors cutting the military budget (48%) rather than domestic programs (23%). Some 61% agreed with the proposition that "you don't get more national security by throwing money at the problem." The reluctance of both Congress and the White House to reform Social Security is currently shared by the public. In the survey...
According to Yankelovich, the volatility index shows that strong majorities in favor of registering handguns (60%) and against the outlawing of abortion (56%) are based on firmly held opinions. The index suggests, on the other hand, that American opinion on aid to El Salvador is very volatile indeed, as are views about arms sales to Arab nations...
...from other sources: grumblings even among Republicans in Congress about the President's defense and budget policies; unpublished surveys sponsored by the Republican National Committee, disclosing that Reagan's Mr. Nice Guy reputation is being replaced by a Scrooge-like picture of a President whose policies unduly favor the rich over the poor; and their own instincts. From the chief on down, the Reagan White House is undergoing a second-year slump. The affliction is a common one for Presidents, but Reagan's dramatic first-year legislative triumphs had given his aides some hope that they could...
...President is even more confident than his advisers are that he can ride out the storm, that the economy will turn up and that developments abroad will break in favor of the White House. Says one aide: "Of course we're in a trough right now, but we will come out of it." Meanwhile, Reagan's response to the rising doubts is primarily a marked shift in rhetoric, accompanied by some token measures. Gone, at least for the moment, are the taunting attacks on critics of his defense and budget policies, with which the President peppered his speeches...
...resumption of U.S. military aid, which was cut off in 1977 because of the country's appalling human rights record. Government forces need U.S. arms to fight an escalating insurgency by leftist guerrillas that Washington charges is backed by Cuba. Thus the coup makers' initial statements in favor of democracy seemed to offer a chance for positive change in Guatemala, and closer ties with Washington...