Word: opinions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Americans are a charitable lot, and they will forgive this president his sins, even if they revise their opinion of him. They will forgive, if they haven't already forgotten, his self-contradictions or outright lies about trading arms for hostages, not to mention the policy itself (although history may be less generous...
...going to run. "Go ahead," said Cuomo. "I may surprise you. Ask at the end of the program." With four minutes left, the moderator did so. Cuomo put on a pair of glasses, took a typewritten statement out of his pocket and began to read. "In my opinion," he said, "the Democratic Party offers a number of presidential candidates who can prove themselves capable of leading this nation toward a more sane, a more progressive and a more humane future. I will not add my name to that number . . . The decision is best for my state, best for my family...
Moscow's nonstop diplomatic offensive is creating interest in the West, particularly in Western Europe. In London a Marplan survey suggested that Gorbachev is overtaking an Iranscam-weakened Ronald Reagan in the battle for public opinion. Among British respondents, 30% said they trusted Reagan more than the Communist boss to end the arms race, vs. 27% who put faith in Gorbachev...
...MAJORITY opinion is correct in realizing that the agreement reached between the Undergraduate Council and the Corporation is not ideal. The Corporation must be opened to student input on a regular basis. To demand unconditional surrender on the part of the Corporation, however, is wholly unrealistic...
...council is the representative body of the student community. In condemning the council's action, the majority opinion summarily dismisses what is, in fact, a fairly (if not always prudently) elected student government. For better or worse, we have chosen council members for the kind of role the Corporation is now calling on them to perform...