Word: frankest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BABBITT. First and frankest on deficit reduction; advocates "workplace democracy," encouraging employee ownership...
...Administration delegation led by White House Chief of Staff James Baker met twice last week with congressional leaders. The two sides had their frankest exchanges yet on defense. Republican Domenici stunned Administration negotiators with a proposal that the 1985 military spending increase be held to 5%, instead of the 13% the President wants. House Majority Leader Jim Wright of Texas demanded that the White House provide a list of Pentagon programs ranked according to how vital they
Perhaps the frankest moment of the Pope's visit came during his sermon at Luján, when John Paul declared that he had come to Argentina "as the pilgrim of difficult moments." It was an apt phrase, well-earned during his. trip to Britain and doubly so in Argentina. There was no time-and no maneuvering room-for the diplomatic niceties that helped to give his British trip a less political flavor. While he could and did avoid a visit with Prime Minister Thatcher, who serves as head of government only, he could not make the same distinction...
...first time, Moscow publicly acknowledged that all was not well. Pravda admitted on its front page that Kabul was beset by "unrest" and "insurgency." In the frankest admission of all, the official news agency TASS indicated that the Karmal government was in disfavor with a large part of the population. Another surprising admission was attributed by the Italian magazine Panorama to a Soviet general identified as Mikhail Kirian. He publicly conceded that "in the Afghan army, there have been deser tions," and that "the Afghans will have to work hard to put the army in order...