Word: kasting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cold. After opening Monday's newscast with sniffles and a rasping voice, he passed the baton to Ted Koppel, who wanted to be in Manila but was stuck in Hong Kong. He, in turn, switched to Correspondent Jim Laurie in Manila, who threw it back to Sheilah Kast in Washington...
Chile's economy, which was highly protected under Allende, has become much less restricted and more entrepreneurial. The transformation has been largely the work of those whom Chileans call the "Chicago Boys," a handful of officials and academics led by Planning Minister Miguel Kast, 30, Finance Minister Sergio de Castro, 49, and Central Bank President Alvaro Bardon, 39. All have graduate degrees in economics from the University of Chicago, the spiritual home of Free Marketeer Milton Friedman. Like most Chilean economists, the Boys were fervent opponents of Allende, and the military junta picked many of them for top jobs...