Word: iranscam
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...past year has been troubling for Kemp's campaign. His hope of turning the Republican race into a Kemp-Bush contest failed; though Iranscam deflated George Bush's lead, Robert Dole emerged as the main alternative to the Vice President. As Kemp makes his formal announcement this week, there is whispering that his candidacy can't get off the ground...
...Reagan, weakened by the Iranscam scandal, the sanctions were an unprecedented gamble. On one hand, they expressed the Administration's "profound disapproval" of Japanese trading practices in the sensitive semiconductor field. On the other, they were an integral part of the Administration's strategy to address the country's ghastly trade deficit. The semiconductor measures were also intended, ironically enough, to help block a rising protectionist tide in the U.S. Congress, but they could just as easily have the opposite effect...
...again last week as the House, overwhelmingly, and then the Senate, after a stop-and-go drama, overrode Ronald Reagan's veto of the $88 billion highway bill. For a President determined to put the political damage from Iranscam in the rear-view mirror, the final 67-33 defeat in the Senate was an unwelcome reminder of his weakened political condition. But after months of lassitude Reagan put the full force of the presidency into his search for that elusive final vote. In fact, as jarring as the defeat was, it could end up strengthening the President: the personal energy...
...Soviet intermediate-range nuclear weapons from European soil, wants to be certain the two sides also achieve parity on shorter-range nuclear missiles. Chirac is expected to renew France's commitment to the campaign against international terrorism, a gesture that is certain to be well received in Iranscam-shaken Washington. Chirac is also sure to voice Paris' concern over the rising tide of U.S. protectionism (see interview...
...Iranscam revelations from a White House computer bear a lesson for all: do not expect the office system to keep any secrets...