Word: good
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...people in exhibition because we didn't want to run up the score too badly," explained Tri-Captain Karen Schneider. "It doesn't look good for either team...
...between Reagan and Bush will probably be evident in relations with Capitol Hill. While Reagan happily took on the Democrats, trying to eke out progress via confrontation, Bush prefers conciliation. Some Bush insiders predict a major outreach to congressional leaders almost immediately, an attempt to establish an era of good feelings with a bipartisan consensus on a problem posing a serious threat to the country...
...will not be easy. Candidate Bush boxed himself in by ruling out new taxes, Social Security cuts and any weakening of defense. To even approach his balanced-budget intentions by the end of his first term, President Bush will need good luck, continued economic growth, and plenty of help from a cooperative Congress. But some Democratic leaders, even while liking Bush personally, are determined to assert their own agenda in the face of what they sense to be a weaker personality moving into the White House. Bush may get little help, even a bit of sabotage, from his own party...
...urging of his advisers, Bush gradually cut out press access during his campaign. The reporters responded by becoming first obnoxious, then surly and irritable. Reagan could get away with slighting the press, but it will be harder for Bush. He lacks the Teflon that Reagan generated with his avuncular, good- hearted manner. If Bush allows criticism to drive him into a beleaguered posture, as it did during the 1984 campaign, he and the media will have a long four years indeed...
...have been at swords' points since 1986 laws declaring a state of emergency squelched most reporting on racial unrest. So Foreign Minister Roelof ("Pik") Botha should hardly have been surprised when the Foreign Correspondents Association's annual banquet last week turned into an angry slanging match. Botha gave as good...