Word: nonetheless
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...want to thank the 28 Senators who promised to vote for me?and especially the 24 who actually did." But he was nonetheless shocked by the loss. He pulled himself together and became a very energetic Senator. At one point, he served on about three dozen committees and subcommittees, more than any other Senate member, and too many to be efficient, as he later learned. Senators on both sides of the aisle have come to respect him as an able legislator, on the Senate floor and in its hearing rooms. Republican Majority Leader Howard Baker calls...
...Nonetheless, he needs to repair his relations with feminist activists, who are unhappy over the resignation of Midge Costanza from the White House staff and the firing of Bella Abzug from a presidential advisory commission. So Carter turned out White House womanpower in full force: Lady Bird Johnson took the podium, as did Lynda Johnson Robb, and Amy Carter tripped in holding the President's granddaughter, ten-month-old Sarah Carter, in her arms. Rosalynn, whose appearances are being curtailed be cause she has seemed too assertive, nonetheless gave a warm welcome: ''The White House belongs...
...Although his proposal goes somewhat further than Jimmy Carter's support of a Palestinian "homeland," self-determination is obviously a principle that has widespread support. Indeed, some experts believe it is the only principle that can attract the volatile Palestinians to the negotiating table. Other experts wonder, nonetheless, what coercion would persuade the Israelis to agree to any plan that might bring the Palestine Liberation Organization to sovereign power. And, although the pro-Israeli protests may be exaggerated, any suggestion that political concessions might stabilize the price of oil seems improbable...
...mixing such innovation into Harvard's traditionally ultra-conservative management, HMC has outpaced many other schools; it nonetheless remains far behind inflation. Both Cabot and Putnam, however, believe Harvard and its endowment will weather the current crisis. Cabot says inflation should become a more emotional issue. "Eventually, kids will be getting mad not about South Africa, but about the price of lettuce. South Africa is an important issue, but people haven't shaken their fists enough about inflation," he says. If they do, then Cabot believes the government could launch a crash energy development program that would spur the economy...
...That was when the Dow Jones industrial average, having already slipped in seven weeks from its record high of 381, dropped by six points on spectacularly high volume to 299. The plunge continued on Friday, on a half-day session Saturday, and on Monday as well. But Tuesday is nonetheless remembered as the truly black day: as frightened shareholders across the country rushed to sell, trading volume soared to an unprecedented 16,410,030 shares,- the Dow tumbled another 31 points, to 230, and it was clear to almost everyone that something catastrophic had taken place. The Dow was down...