Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ronald Reagan's new book, Speaking My Mind, allows him to speak his mind the second time a little differently. In a March 4, 1987, speech on the day of the Tower commission report, Reagan said he "didn't ask enough about the specifics of the total Iran plan." In the introduction to the speech in his book, Reagan has a new explanation for the Iran-contra affair. He wonders whether the whole thing was "a setup, a sting operation, by the Iranians." Over to you, Ollie...
...seven-year U.S. economic boom has produced great rewards, but they have not been distributed equitably. In a report issued last week, the Census Bureau found that the gap between rich and poor is widening. On the basis of a survey of 58,000 households, the bureau estimated that the poorest one-fifth of U.S. families received 4.6% of total income -- the lowest percentage since 1954. By contrast, the wealthiest one-fifth of families accounted for 44% of the income -- the highest share ever recorded...
...each river house, the average meal costs between $4.50 and $5.00, but average meals at the Quad cost nearly a dollar more, the report said...
...report also contains statistics on the number of meals served last year--a total of 3,506,068--as well as comparisons between Harvard and other colleges. Over the last seven years, according to the report, meal costs at Harvard have been increasing at rate lower than the Ivy League average...
...Honest Servant: Steiner is no less serious about his reputation for integrity. When a Crimson reporter asked him this week if he were reviewing a faculty free speech report because he was concerned about avoiding future lawsuits, he responded. "You guys think I care only about liability...