Word: generousity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Postal Service was once a classic example of the enterprise that could not make ends meet no matter how generous its means. But the Service, which has operated as an independent Government business since 1971, is learning how to hold down costs. Thanks in part to automation and lower inflation, the Postal Service said it expects to report a $400 million profit for the fiscal year ending in September, compared with a net loss of $251 million in the previous twelve months. Consumers can look forward to one very tangible benefit: the current 22 cents cost of mailing a letter...
...granted him loans, some of them interest free. Today, polls show that he is the only Reagan aide whose negative ratings exceed his positive marks. Liberal fund raisers, who find it difficult to run campaigns criticizing the popular President, have discovered that political literature condemning Meese can inspire generous donations. Ira Glasser, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, dubs the Attorney General the "James Watt of the Constitution...
...wars, to feel much like flag wavin' or flag burnin'. One thing I come to know is that bein' alone makes you 'preciate the help of others when you need them, and makes you 'preciate the lonesomeness of others too, when they need you. Maybe Americans tend to be generous because they recognize lonesomeness in everybody, and through that lonesomeness they've learned that folks are pretty much worth the same, that we're all in the same boat. At sundown I'll haul the raft to a lake in the middle of some town, and watch the lights...
...contributions to the presidency. And yet there seems now a certain inadequacy about the Reagan magic. Other than tax reform, Reagan has not exploited his popularity to push for new initiatives so far in his second term. As the nation begins to show signs of yearning for a more generous social vision, as the Reagan prosperity prompts a renewed concern for the have-nots both at home and abroad, Reagan sometimes seems behind the wave, exalting individualism rather than a more lasting sense of altruism. There are time bombs for which Reagan has responsibility. The nation's debt service alone...
...Communist insurgency in the Philippines. Shultz came armed with a check for $200 million that was previously promised to the Philippines but then held up in the complicated U.S. foreign aid appropriation process. While Aquino gladly accepted the funds, several Filipino officials grumbled that the check was not nearly generous enough. Retorted Shultz: "It's only $200 million, but I'm still a small-town boy and I think that's a lot of money...