Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kelly [Landry] is strong, she's quick, agile, and she knows how to play the game." Harvard Coach Bob Scalise said after the game. "She's a complete striker." Scalise then added with a twinkle in his eye. "Other than that she could use some work...
...blocking legislation that is needed to cure the recession, including the balanced-budget amendment. Republicans then rounded up the last 16 of 218 signatures they needed on a "discharge" petition to force the amendment out of the House Judiciary Committee, and Reagan visited the Capitol to ask for a quick floor vote. "The time to act is now," he said. At the same time, his aides were passing word to Republicans to delay the vote if possible. Meanwhile, the White House made little secret of the President's desire to see the amendment beaten by the votes of Democrats...
These differences shaped the negotiating technique I developed in the days ahead, and eventually opened up the road to an agreement. I would draft a proposal I considered reasonable, take it to Sadat for quick approval or slight modification, and then spend hours or days working on the same point with the Israeli delegation. Sometimes, in the end, the change of a word or phrase would satisfy Begin...
...creation programs like CETA and the Community Services Administration. In June, the President vetoed a bill by Rep. Henry B. Gonzales (DTex) to aid the embattled housing industry--thus thwarting potential recovery in the slumping timber and construction industries. And the President most recently showed his animus toward "quick fix" job creation by vetoing a $14.1 billion supplemental appropriations bill because it contained a "budget-busting" senior citizens employment program...
...must know by now from watching the evening news, your image is the number-one topic of conversation among unnamed officials in the White House. Our goal is a quick face-lift: zap those wrinkles of elitism and remind the American people that Ronald Reagan is a sweet guy who can still get tough, an economic radical who knows well enough not to know too much and to leave well enough alone...