Word: magic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...past six weeks, the Administration seems to have lost some of its magic touch, and Reagan can no longer even count on the solid support of his own party. He is entering a crucial period when the very substance of his economic philosophy is being tested by reality and challenged by Congress. But the President remains an irrepressible optimist. As he grappled with his economic predicament and the recalcitrance on Capitol Hill last week, he told an old joke about the ever-hopeful little boy who finds himself standing amid a pile of horse manure on Christmas morning. The punch...
...cream, schoolchildren were toted by donkeys past the "Inn of the Red Crawfish";-where the fox and cat plotted against Pinocchio-built by Architect Giovanni Michelucci as the entrance to the park. In other cities and villages across Italy film shows, art exhibits and seminars are extolling the magic of the story, while the Italian Soccer Federation adopted Pinocchio as its emblem for European Cup matches...
...Gold is not a magic bullet to eliminate inflation. Inflation is too complex; there is no single answer for controlling it." Opponents further argue that a modern economy has to be able to control the amount of credit that is created. They generally agree that the Federal Reserve and other central banks have let inflation get out of control by permitting money to grow too fast, but they are unwilling to let the amount of credit in the U.S. be determined primarily by the amount of a metal dug out of the ground...
...ticket, Nicholas Nickleby is a bargain: 81/2 solid hours of magic...
Because tucked into a corner of my room, lying sedately on the green and black rug, is a dirty-white, beat-up, 1965 vintage, Panasonic clock radio. It is a magic link with the world...