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...Nixon's effort to cover it up for ten months, however, means everything. His ending of the American involvement in Viet Nam is praiseworthy. His continued bombing in Cambodia and Laos seems senseless. His cutting of small domestic programs that affect the people is understandable. His reluctance to rein in defense spending and what is often seen as his toadying to millionaires and corporate giants are discouraging...
...injuries, Volpe said that tackle football is more dangerous than boxing. He added that if referees exercised a tight rein over the fighting, there would be no serious injuries...
...doctrine," that is, its philosophy. The progression is symbolized by the quote from Thoreau's letter which appears in thirds below the chapter titles: "On the first perusal plain common sense should appear on the second severe truth and on third beauty." Within this structure, Cavell allows himself free rein to follow the pattern of symbol and image through out Walden without regard to either chronology or, at times, formal logic...
This summer, the Administration proposed and helped draft legislation that would clamp a $250 billion ceiling on spending and grant Nixon wide latitude in making the necessary cuts to meet that limit. In part, Nixon was motivated by a genuine desire to rein in runaway expenditures. But he was also seeking grounds for castigating the Democratic Congress as a fraternity of high spenders, setting it up as the scapegoat for what seems to be an inevitable tax increase next year. He also hoped to obscure the fact that his Administration had set spending records in spite of his self-proclaimed...
...Nixon sounded a loftier note. "We will end the war," he said-an echo from the campaign four years ago. His administration would be remembered, he hoped, for "changing the world," for "reducing the possibility for wars in the future." The trip ended as it had begun: under tight rein. The President had not slipped. As an aide put it: "We are not going to campaign in the town square...