Word: presentational
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...today is not--as Pat Buchanan would have us believe--one that pits those willing to tolerate a totalitarian regime against those who will not. We tolerate them all the time and will continue to do so long after the curtain is drawn one way or another on the present Nicaraguan imbroglio...
Alice K. Wolf, who voted "present" on the increase, said that she did not think that it was appropriate for city councilors to vote themselves a pay increase...
...called for recision of the award. But recision is not the solution; it would only compound the huge public relations fracture. It's asking too much for the K-School to swallow its pride and also shoot itself in the chest in its relations with the Administration. Two solutions present themselves. Meese took the first step in damage control by postponing his appearance. That gives the K-School time to graciously forget that they ever offered the award or to rename the award. A nice innocuous title that still impresses Administration types would be in order: the Kennedy School...
...major risks had been the possibility of killing Soviet personnel, who were known to be present at Surt. But the U.S. had quietly informed Moscow of its intentions in advance. Says one Navy source, referring to the placement of Gaddafi's "line of death": "We told the Soviets explicitly what we intended to do, including transiting below the 32nd parallel. They didn't have to read between the lines." When the attacks were launched, the Soviets apparently were not around. "Maybe they were taking a coffee break," said one official wryly. The Soviets had one communication ship anchored at Surt...
...Only four more awards to Jack Valenti--so get ready," warned CoHost Robin Williams in a small jab at the head of the Motion Picture Association. Cher, whose sense of humor can only be described as epic, wore a giant feather headdress--and not a great deal more--to present one award. "As you can see," she said, "I did receive my academy booklet on how to dress as a serious actress...