Word: opinionated
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Orren taught Government 132, "The American Political Process," which reflected his interest in quantative methods, especially in public opinion and voting patterns...
...twice just to understand what was going on, and I'm still not sure about some parts. But it is a must see for those looking for suspense and some consciousness-raising in the scary business of how powerful groups use certain events such as assassinations to influence public opinion for quite contrary purposes...
...Chief Executive may, despite his widely respected intelligence and dedication, be unable to lead the nation effectively. His apprenticeship has already lasted too long, according to a number of veteran observers, and he has too far to go before he becomes a skillful practitioner of Washington politics. Public opinion surveys have chronicled a fairly steady slide in presidential popularity-from a peak of 75% of those queried by the Gallup poll approving his handling of the presidency in March 1977 to only 44% approving this May. With growing frequency, Washington insiders speculate that Jimmy Carter may in fact occupy...
...have long required Government approval. But the energy offensive is all new, and it brought a growl from Moscow, as well as a bitter response from American businessmen, disgusted at their new role as Ping Pong balls in East-West diplomacy. It also highlighted the longstanding sharp differences of opinion within the Administration over the wisdom of using trade to pressure or punish the Communists...
...Israel, where attacks on Soviet Jews are perceived as a family tragedy, Premier Menachem Begin said that Shcharansky's "only sin was that he wanted to join his people in Israel." In Italy, a statement issued by Italian Communist Party Chief Enrico Berlinguer proclaimed: "Convictions for crimes of opinion cannot be tolerated...