Word: presidental
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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At the same time, though, legislators last week took a step that spotlights Washington's weakness on energy policy. The Senate voted to give Congress the power to restrict any future presidential move to limit oil imports. Only last July, the legislators were applauding the President's statement...
Some airline executives argue that deregulation has helped the carriers cope with runaway costs. Insists John Zeeman, vice president of passenger marketing at United: "If we did not have deregulation we would have been hurt worse. We have problems catching costs but we are now more flexible and can better...
But even the resilient Helms could not cope with the mounting pressures of the Nixon era. Communication between the President and the CIA became a problem. The National Security Council and the CIA, writes Powers, were "like ships passing in the night."
Nixon dumped Helms when he failed to provide sufficient cover-up for Watergate. In departing, Helms once again took the rap for what his superiors had ordered. He was charged with lying to a Senate committee about the CIA's role in the attempt to prevent Salvador Allende from...
George Snyder, who owns the Olympus Gym in Warrington, Pa., is president and founder of the Women's Bodybuilding Association. He makes a clear distinction between what he calls "freaks" -the "Superwomen" of the sport, of whom there are about 50 in the U.S.-and the "average" female body...