Word: isabell
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Written by Economists Isabel Sawhill and John Palmer,* the report is not entirely critical of the Reagan policies. It says that the social safety net for the non-working poor is still largely intact. From its success in reaching goals such as cutting taxes and lowering interest rates, the report adds, "the Reagan Administration may be judged as one of the most effective presidencies in recent history." But the report critically notes that the Administration has attempted "to turn back the social policy clock, in some extreme cases ... to a pre-New Deal time...
Outside her hotel, throngs of supporters toting pictures of her late husband became embroiled in a rock-throwing clash with police. Order was restored only when Isabel appeared on her hotel balcony to give a majestic wave to her admirers...
Next day, before a national television audience, Isabel and Alfonsín exchanged effusive compliments, then met for 35 minutes behind closed doors. When they emerged, Alfonsín remarked, "We don't have important differences. All we have to discuss is tactics." Said Isabel: "You know, Mr. President, I'm at your command." Replied Alfonsín: "It's mutual...
Thus most observers regard the dalliance with Isabel as a good move for Alfonsín. "Alfonsín can't lose," explains a senior diplomat in Buenos Aires. "If the unity approach works, he will have six to nine months of discussion rather than combat. If it doesn't work out, he will have an advantage because it could serve to split the opposition even further, and he can blame future failures on the Perónists...
...Isabel, who is expected to return to Madrid early in June, also stands to come out ahead. The Senate last week passed a bill restoring her extensive real estate holdings and her good name. Moreover, she has been accorded the active political role she obviously relishes. Says another senior diplomat: "She can now perceive that she has a historical place in the scheme of things, something beyond her wildest dreams. On the substantive side, she may genuinely feel that she can help out as the self-perceived fixer." Observes an Argentine banker: "From her point of view...