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...verge of producing the permanently affluent society. Keynesian policies had kept recessions brief, mild and infrequent; the end of World War II opened the longest period of sustained growth ever. American Economist George Stigler announced that "economics is finally at the threshold of its Golden Age?nay, we already have one foot through the door...
...there are easily enough nay-sayers to make this year's race a classic...
...They were imported from Europe in the 1890s by a wealthy New York drug manufacturer who wanted to establish in the U.S. all the birds mentioned anywhere in Shakespeare's works. Unfortunately, the starling was mentioned once in Henry IV, Part I: "Nay, I'll have a starling shall be taught to speak nothing but 'Mortimer...
...Charter Commission, announced each article as it came up for consideration, carefully explaining its contents so those delegates not talking or drinking in the corridors or back rooms could cast informed votes. But at various times during the three-day floor session, delegates about to vote yea or nay would lean over to their friends and ask how they were voting...
...come up while he was still Vice President. On Aug. 1 Alexander Haig, then White House chief of staff, mentioned it to Ford as one of a number of options being considered in the White House. But Ford insisted to the subcommittee that he had not replied yea or nay to Haig's comments...