Word: foreign
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Though the immediate crisis facing the world is the direct responsibility of the Ayatullah Khomeini and his pseudo-government in Iran, the danger would not be nearly so grave if the U.S. had not allowed itself to become so dependent on foreign oil. Under the circumstances, there is no guarantee that economic disruption can be avoided no matter what steps the nation takes. But the best hope for avoiding real trauma is to cut consumption, conserve supplies and, at the very least, make do with 700,000 bbl. less of crude per day. Such an effort would put some slack...
...overspent, overestimated and overregulated." He lamented the fact that "the great productivity of our industry is now surpassed by virtually all the major nations that compete with us for world markets." He complained that "our defense strength has deteriorated." He blasted U.S. failure to reduce its dependence on foreign...
...radio stations. He has traveled half a million miles since last March as a dinner speaker, charging up to $10,000 for each appearance and raising some $3 million for local Republican candidates. In recent months he has spent several hours a week being briefed intensively on both foreign and domestic issues by Martin Anderson, a former White House adviser in the Nixon Administration and an economist. Meanwhile, Reagan's campaign staff has built the biggest coast-to-coast organization of any G.O.P. candidate...
Reagan's view of foreign relations is similarly one of a nation beleaguered. "I know this is going to be a perilous time ahead," he says. "I think the arrogance of the Soviet statements and actions reveals how far they are probably going to go to test us. I guess the biggest reaction of anything I say is to my line that maybe we should stop worrying about whether the rest of the world likes us, and decide we are going to be respected in the world as we once were. I think this loss of respect is reversible...
...years U.S. businessmen have complained that their overseas sales are being hurt by the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. It made bribery of foreign officials by U.S. firms a crime punishable by jail terms and fines of up to $1 million. Now, according to Justice Department officials, some relief may be in sight. Starting early next year, the department's lawyers will offer advice to businessmen on how far they can go without risking prosecution...