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...Smith's telling, Paley consistently inflated his own achievements and minimized the contributions of others. A pioneer in television? The CBS chief actually tried to obstruct the new medium's development, fearing it would cut into his radio profits. Champion of broadcasting's most respected news organization? Paley acquiesced to blacklisting in the 1950s and canceled Edward R. Murrow's See It Now because he feared it was too nettlesome to the Eisenhower Administration. As a decision maker, Paley was cautious and vacillating; underlings snickered over his frequent "540-degree turns." Some of his most decisive moves -- like dumping Walter...
Among other concessions, Japan promised to lessen the power of tiny shops to obstruct the opening of new department stores that could stock larger amounts of foreign wares. It presently takes up to ten years for a store opening to be approved; Tokyo said it would shorten the process to about a year. Japan also pledged stiffer antitrust penalties for companies that rig bids to freeze out foreign suppliers. Moreover, Tokyo vowed to increase government spending on public works such as airports, roads and sewers. Besides creating business opportunities for U.S. contractors, such projects would facilitate the flow of imported...
...security system, which was illegal while he was on the Government payroll. Poindexter too was convicted of shredding a presidential finding and erasing 5,000 electronic messages (backup copies were discovered). But for the first time in the scandal, jurors were willing to sustain charges of a conspiracy to obstruct Congress and cover up the Iran-contra folly. "Admiral Poindexter did it because he wanted to protect the political viability of Ronald Reagan. And I consider that to be a selfish motive," Webb said after the verdict. No jury, of course, has been required to address the underlying constitutional question...
...Mexican" territory lost in the Mexican War (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California) and 3) insurrection by former Mexicans living in these territories demanding secession from the Union. Then imagine, Bailey continued, that the insurrectionists, supported and financed by Mexico and other communist states in Latin America, obstruct communications; attack civilians and police with stones and fire bombs; kill former Mexicans holding U.S. Government jobs ("collaborators"); and then begin a tax revolt. Now you have the correct analogy. Would the U.S., like Israel, then send in the Army? Of course...
This is a heavy legislative load, and with elections ahead the temptations will be greater than usual to posture and obstruct, to veto and delay. But if the current Washington gridlock continues, the voters may eventually see to it that incumbents of both parties get a much longer vacation than they wanted...