Word: levelling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think it's as regressive as people make it out to be." Advocates of the tax also point out that by throttling back consumption it would cut pollution and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Imports accounted for 42% of U.S. consumption last year, the highest level since...
Reagan went into his second term with a lackluster cadre of close advisers determined to "let Reagan be Reagan." The energy level dropped, and so did the level of expertise. Only after the traumas of the Republicans' 1986 loss of the Senate and the Iran-contra scandal upset the chessboard did Reagan put effective knights into play again. But he had lost two precious years in the interim, and with them the initiative in dealing with accumulating problems...
...Bill Bennett (6 ft. 2 in., 225 lbs. and gaining) was not the nation's drug czar then, but he may be next time he encounters those cautious bureaucrats. Bennett was nominated by President-elect George Bush last week to the newly created Cabinet-level post, and instantly lines of contention were drawn for the Senate hearings once Bush takes over...
...tourists at ground level who poke their noses through the chain link fencing and peer past the scaffolding and sandbags are rewarded with a wholly different, riveting view of the famous piazza: underground. There, some 30 Italian archaeologists are digging through a cross section of history from the Bronze Age to medieval times. Exposed now is a Roman thermal bath with its frigidarium, or cold room, almost intact. And smack on top of that are the remnants of a tower dating from the 13th century era of the Ghibellines. With 86,000 sq. ft. of past at his feet, archaeologist...
Montenegrins have good reason for their discontent: 25% of workers are jobless, and one-sixth of the population lives below the poverty level. Supporters of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic hailed the resignations as a victory in their drive to change the constitution. Montenegrins identify very closely with the Serbians, considering them almost cousins. Montenegro's rebellion is expected to intensify economic unrest and rekindle tension between Serbia and the northern republics...