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Iowa's new Democratic Senator Tom Harkin, barely introduced to the rituals of the cloakroom, was bumping along the back roads of Nicaragua a fortnight ago accusing President Reagan of "deception, distortion and duplicity." Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk may have had a point when he said, "Give a...
Ronald Reagan is the master of the new idea, and has built the most successful political career in a half-century launching one after another. His list of credits includes small government (Barry Goldwater having tried, and failed, with it first), supply-side economics and strategic defense (Star Wars). These...
Stockman's testimony, which also included an equally bristling condemnation of federal subsidies for farmers (see COVER STORIES), drew immediate return fire. Said Arizona Republican Barry Goldwater, the new chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee: "I found Mr. Stockman's remarks about as distasteful as anything I've heard...
In countless hours of testimony before congressional committees, the Defense Secretary has adamantly refused to be drawn into what he considers the ultimate budgetary trap: volunteering nonessential items. With willful patience, he defends the entire package. Says Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Barry Goldwater: "When he gets his mind made...
The MX missile, which will be put to authorization and appropriation votes in both houses some time in March, is definitely in danger. Aspin, a supporter of the MX last year, has hinted that he will switch his vote. Goldwater has already stated that the controversial missile, which would cost...