Word: populars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Judging by opinion polls, Kennedy is enormously popular at the moment (62% to Carter's 24% in the latest Yankelovich, Skelly & White survey). But he knows he is a liberal running in a conservative time, and he is beginning to fashion his defenses. Says he: "Labels don't mean much any more. I introduced the airline deregulation bill with Jim Buckley, who was then one of the most conservative members of the Senate. I don't disagree much with Carter's spending levels. I wanted $4 billion more for social programs and that...
...government officials have recommended the easy licensing of firearms for self-protection. Abuse of power by the military, which has long been a coddled prop of the Marcos regime, has alienated millions of Filipinos from the government. Above all, there is a widespread sense that Marcos himself, a charismatic popular hero when he was elected President 14 years ago, has become the symbol of a plutocracy characterized by cronyism and corruption...
...Methodist minister, Neto had spent years in prison and exile. When Portugal granted independence to the 400-year-old colony in 1975, Neto's Popular Liberation Movement of Angola (M.P.L.A.), backed by Russia and Cuba, became involved in a three-way power struggle with the rival guerrilla forces of Jonas Savimbi and Holden Roberto, both of whom had Western support. After gaining the upper hand with the aid of some 2,000 Cuban troops, Neto embarked on a troubled presidency marred by continued civil war, serious economic difficulties and bitter dissension within his party...
...does get Macmillan, all three U.S. networks will have big stakes in book publishing. But their three-sided literary competition may not last long. CBS, which owns Holt, Rinehart and Winston and the Fawcett and Popular Library paperback houses, seems content with its acquisitions. But, in an apparent effort to concentrate on larger operations, RCA, NBC'S parent company, is planning to sell off its Random House subsidiary...
...decision to the individual, and many churches remain open. Paintings of the madonna and crosses decorates many homes, but these are generally the heirlooms of pre-revolutionary generations. Most young people are atheists, a requirement for communist party membership. In addition, anyone who aspires to join a communist popular organization must show the "proper ideological development...