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Underlying Reagan's speech last week was his unwavering contention that questions about the proper level of military spending should be divorced from the nation's overall budgetary and fiscal situation. The determining factor, Reagan insisted, should be the level of threat posed by the Soviets. "Our defense establishment must be evaluated to see what is necessary to protect against any or all of the potential threats," he said. "The cost of achieving these ends is totaled up and the result is the budget for national defense...
...point in their buildup. Critics claimed he did not make clear how the comparisons compelled precisely the spending increase that Reagan proposed, rather than one twice as big or one half the size, since the President was essentially contending the military budget should have nothing to do with the nation's ability to afford the spending...
...Badgers were ranked No. 1 in the nation, while Harvard squeaked into the NCAA Tournament at No. 6. The game was played at Wisconsin’s home turf in Madison, a far cry from Cambridge despite the similar climates. Wisconsin was the defending national champion, while the Crimson was a few years removed from its last Frozen Four appearance...
...Wisconsin, while certainly one of the top teams in the nation, barely edged No. 5 Minnesota in overtime to make it to the Frozen Four after losing in the finals of the WCHA playoffs. Essentially, the Badgers were the underdog...
...move means that the Medical School, one of the largest of the elite medical schools, will have a more generous financial aid program than all but a few of the nation's colleges. The annual cost of attending the Medical School is approximately $65,000, according to school officials...