Word: flapped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...flap over Deaver may have more to do with what he represents than what he did. "He's just a symbol of what's wrong with our system," says Democratic Senator David Pryor of Arkansas. "There's a sense we've all allowed this situation with lobbying fees, big-money elections and influence peddling to get out of control...
...Deaver has not lost any clients because of the flap. The world will still need people like him who can convert ideas into reality, he says. One lament is that he became a problem for Reagan. "I feel bad that he has to defend me," said Deaver...
...flues from the kitchen exhaust are directly below the studio windows of his six-story palazzo. The complaint is scheduled to go to court this week. "The whole building smells like a fast-food joint," says Valentino's lawyer. McDonald's owner, Jacques Bahbout, is unhappy about the flap and insists that he is willing to make changes without being dragged into court. Says he: "I've no desire to be on bad terms with the neighbors...
...editorial the Detroit News argued that Michigan needed higher oil prices "like a hole in the head," and charged that Bush had emerged as a "traditional Republican Daddy Oilbucks." The flap made Bush look almost like a shill for oil producers (he is a former Texas oilman). Said David Keene, who helped run Bush's 1980 campaign and is now a consultant to Dole's political-action committee: "This is the most serious error he's made since becoming Vice President." At his press conference President Reagan tried to aid his Veep, insisting, "We're saying the same thing." Perhaps...
...aside flap is only one aspect of Pendleton's career in San Diego that is coming under increasing scrutiny. Pendleton left the San Diego Urban League, which he headed from 1975 to 1982, with a deficit of $179,000, and the league sued him to recover part of $9,990 that he issued to himself on his final day of work to cover unused vacation time. The matter was settled confidentially out of court...