Word: relationship
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...intended a relationship with this woman, believe me -- I have written spy novels, I'm not stupid . . . I wouldn't have done it this...
...would have been infinitely more difficult at a later stage in the campaign, when Hart would have warranted Secret Service protection. In short, for want of a lookout a presidential campaign was lost. It ultimately made little difference that Hart told Herald reporters Saturday night, "I have no personal relationship with the woman you are following...
...What counts with a candidate for President is his character, and nothing shows it like his relationship with women. Here you have a man who is asking you to trust him with your bank account, your children, your life and your country for four years. If his own wife can't trust him, what does that say? The press doesn't invent stories about the sexual peccadilloes of candidates. Hart asked to be followed around because it was already an issue...
...jumped more than 90% since October 1982, has hurt many Japanese companies and pushed unemployment toward 3%, a postwar high. In April the Reagan Administration slapped a 100% tariff on $300 million worth of Japanese electronics goods in retaliation for alleged trade misdeeds, which seemed to belie any special relationship between the two leaders. Then two weeks ago the Japanese parliament forced Nakasone to withdraw a cherished plan to impose a sales tax. The controversial measure was part of a broad effort to stimulate the economy by reforming the tax system. The setback placed the Prime Minister in desperate need...
...again used the double-edged sword. Turning to television cameras that were carrying the ceremonies live back to Japan, he spoke of the importance of U.S.-Japanese relations and told of the "great care" that has been taken over four decades "to mold and create this gem of a relationship." Yet he called the gaping trade imbalance between the two countries "unsustainable" and warned that "tangible actions must be taken by us both...