Word: friendships
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Capitol Hill hideaway-White House extension 806-gives him a direct line to the President. "I've got one at home too," says Baker with a smile. His other direct line to the White House is through Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada. Because of Laxalt's close friendship with Reagan, some saw him as a potential rival to Baker as leader of the Senate. The morning after Election Day, Baker asked the Nevadan to support him for the majority leadership. Laxalt agreed, and became a member of Baker's inner circle. Says Baker...
Cromwell's sidekick Rich grapples his way up the ladder to success. Betraying his friendship to More, he aids malicious attempts to blacken More's reputation with the King. T.H. Culhane gives his character appropriately rat-like and fidgety movements. Rich is not a man: he's a rodent. These roles lend themselves as do most of the others to clear-cut interpretations and motivations. More blocks Cromwell's and Rich's influence with the King. Therefore, More must be removed. And what better way than forcing a conflict between the two strong willed men. Henry and More, in which...
...Italy have gone to the U.S. because in Italy they did not have the wherewithal to live, while in America they found a place to work, a job? All this ties us to the U.S., ties us not only on political grounds but on the grounds of affection and friendship...
...stressed, did not have a "two Chinas" policy-in other words, unlike the U.S., it did not maintain ties to the island, which mainland China considers an integral part of its territory. Brezhnev's bid was part of a long-range effort to lure China away from its friendship with the U.S. Says Robert Jensen, professor of geography at Syracuse University: The Soviets "are having considerable success in driving a wedge between us and our European allies. Here they're doing a similar thing on another front...
...call the relationship a friendship," he insisted...