Word: importantally
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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But below the surface, he was often on to something important. Although some Americans voted for Reagan out of naked self-interest (people with six-figure incomes, for example) and others voted for him out of right-wing nuttiness or foolish patriotic euphoria, there aren't enough of these people...
Reading through Reagan's speeches, from "The California Years" to "Farewell Address to the Nation," you have to wade through a lot of bullshit. But hidden beneath the hyperbole and right-wing paranoia is an important message for liberals. Although Reagan really is clueless and mendacious, he levels some criticisms...
Reagan may have gotten the specific facts wrong, but he was on to something important. It wasn't the solutions he offered, but the problems he identified that won him such wide support. His speeches reveal that his true flair was tapping public discontent with the status quo, not selling...
Why is this important? Because gnawing uncertainty about the number of particle families had plagued two theories that are the foundation of modern physics: the Big Bang theory of the creation of the universe and the Standard Model of the building blocks of matter.
The Bush Administration moved swiftly to avert any sense of crisis after the market closed. Declared Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady: "It's important to recognize that today's stock market decline doesn't signal any fundamental change in the condition of the economy. The economy remains well balanced, and the...