Word: reaganism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...opponents in the 1992 contest, less isolated from "real" America, recognized that the ideology of free trade was losing its appeal. Ross Perot won over Reagan and McGovern Democrats alike with his stalwart opposition to the "giant sucking sound." Bill Clinton couldn't be so negative because of his heavy dependence on corporate dollars for the campaign, but he waffled enough to avoid any major damage with the voters...
...unclear if Packwood's diaries are primarily private musings or notations about his public life, like the journals of Ronald Reagan and George Bush. Even if Packwood's diaries contain a considerable number of personal entries, some scholars argue, the writings are not automatically protected. "You have to show some constitutional immunity, some privilege against self-incrimination or free speech or freedom of association," says Jesse Choper, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. "As a general proposition, a court can subpoena records that contain reference to criminal conduct." Such legalistic caveats cannot fail to crimp...
...that the whole thing? Deficit reduction on that order is how the national debt grew from $994 billion when Reagan came into office to $4.4 trillion when Clinton arrived. Though the White House also announced last week that this year's deficit will add just $255 billion -- not the $322 billion the CBO predicted in January -- even that figure amounts to an uncomfortable 4.1% of gross domestic product. So Penny has taken Clinton at his word about welcoming more input from Congress. He and Ohio Republican John Kasich are sponsoring a proposal for $103 billion in further cuts over five...
...former Dominican Republic ambassador to the U.N. Pantaleon is operating with the "complete knowledge and approval" of Dominican President Joaquin Balaguer, says Kattke, adding that Balaguer "hates Aristide from way back." Also in the Garrison-Kattke loop is Norman Bailey, chief economist for the National Security Council during the Reagan years, who explains, "We want to get Haiti back on track economically...
Another retread from past U.S. foreign adventures is Henry Womack, who helped oversee construction of the base that the Reagan Administration-back ed contras used to stage attacks against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. By day Womack tends his southern Florida storm-shutter business. At night he hunkers down in an eight-bedroom yellow stucco house in South Miami with Francois' sister Elsie and her husband Charles Joseph. Their aim is to assist Haiti's military in presenting a "fresh face" to the world. Womack says he offers Haiti's rulers "a white man's thinking." Joseph has paid visits...