Word: particularized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That's the topic of a new magazine called "Faith" being organized by Mather House senior Charles T. Lelon. The magazine will focus not on any particular religion or take political stands, but look at all religions from the point of view of their followers...
...textile, or textile-shoe, bill is the forerunner of more than 200 measures that would curb imports. There are bills that would reduce imports of ^ copper, timber, even roses and "waterbed mattresses, liners and parts thereof"; bills that would penalize all imports from particular countries --mainly Japan, naturally--or groups of countries; bills that would require regular intervention in exchange markets. Many are based on a crude idea of reciprocity: buy more from us or we will buy less from you. Thus a bill drafted by Democrats, but boasting strong Republican support as well, would slap a 25% penalty tariff...
...thing, the amendment would have suspended curbs on imports if Reagan could persuade countries shipping textiles to the U.S. to begin new talks aimed at working out some sort of voluntary restraints. Gephardt explained that he has come to believe any necessary restraints on imports of particular products ought to be established by diplomatic negotiation rather than imposed by Congress. The amendment lost by the narrowest possible vote: 18-17. In the Senate, a band of Republican free-traders led by Washington's Dan Evans pledged a filibuster against the measure...
Many Congressmen returned from the August recess convinced that stopping imports was the cause of the hour. Democrats in particular thought that they had hit on an issue that might at last win back the blue-collar workers, especially Southern whites, who had been deserting them in droves. Some read great significance into a special congressional election in the First District of Texas in August. Democrat Jim Chapman, an advocate of protection, defeated Republican Edd Hargett, who said that he did not understand "what trade policies have to do with bringing jobs to east Texas." Later analysis suggested that many...
Despite Reagan's high standing with some identifiable Democrats, the survey did not find that the gradual increase in the number of voters who think of themselves as Republicans came from any particular age or economic group. However, it found that more than half of the voters now say they support candidates from the two parties about equally. Democrats hold the edge among those who continue to vote straight tickets. But with such a large potential swing vote, the study found, the real loyalty gap between the parties is even smaller than the 13% spread indicated by the voter-identification...