Word: parts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...years ago, I would have revelled in smug liberal elitism and written a review that painted Reagan and everyone who voted for him as consummate fools. I would have also missed the most important part of Reagan's book...
...Jersey, Democrat Jim Florio has built a substantial lead over Republican Congressman Jim Courter in part by reminding voters of Courter's solid antiabortion voting record in Congress. Courter has been forced into a defensive retreat, promising that if elected he will keep his hands off the state's liberal abortion laws. "After Courter won the primary, he appeared to modify his position," admits John Tomicki, executive director of the New Jersey Right to Life Committee. "We believe he was uncomfortable with the issue." Kathryn Kolbert, an attorney for the A.C.L.U.'s Reproductive Freedom Project, puts it more bluntly...
...disk was the most sought-after part because it served as the hub for the engine's turbine blades. Metallurgists who inspected the disk last week found a crack that appeared to have been present before the explosion and may have triggered it. From its total reward fund of $271,000, GE paid farmer Sorenson, 58, a bounty of $120,000 for her discovery...
...indulging in harmless hyperbole or offering his version of the time-honored aphorism that government is best when it governs least. Surely he did not seriously propose to dismantle an institution that had brought the U.S. through two world wars, restored stability during the Depression and played a major part in developing one of the highest standards of living on earth...
Acknowledging as much, the Democrats have repeatedly ducked or skirted major issues and problems and have been all but powerless to offer effective opposition to the Republican program. Part of their difficulty stems from the weakness, egotism, venality and sheer political cowardice rampant on Capitol Hill today. Much of the current session, in fact, has been devoted to investigating either former members of Congress like John Tower, Bush's first choice as Defense Secretary, or prominent members such as Speaker Jim Wright, who was forced to resign because of his ethical lapses...