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...August polls that had Reagan leading with 48 percent and George Bush pocketing a whopping 1 percent. John Sears, Reagan's top strategist, figured it was wisest to keep his man out of the fray (judging from Reagan's predilection for erratic public behavior. Sears had a point)--and retain the image of the untouchable front-runner. "It won't do any good to have Reagan going to coffees and shaking hands like the others," Sears explained before the Iowa caucuses. "People would get the idea that he's an ordinary man like the rest...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi and William E. Mckibben, S | Title: Reagan: Reckless Over-confidence | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...arrangement will retain the strengths of the DAS--the concept of a staff which circulates between home and overseas assignments, and experienced administrative mechanism for supporting overseas activities and strong links to the Department of Economics--and add the involvement of other disciplines, fields of interest and faculties...

Author: By Celia W. Dugger, | Title: What Price Harberger? | 2/22/1980 | See Source »

...avuncular anchor, Walter Cronkite was talking retirement-even though his current $600,000-a-year contract with CBS Evening News has another year to run and his commitment to the network as nonretirable talent is unchanged. Some telegossips said Walter wanted out; others suggested he was helping CBS retain Probable Successor Dan Rather, who was being heavily wooed by ABC. Either way Cronkite could certainly leave with honorable profit in other fields...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 18, 1980 | 2/18/1980 | See Source »

...picked up a telephone in his Oval Office and told Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark of the American people's appreciation for "a tremendous exhibition of friendship and support and personal and political courage." The rescue had already given Clark a big boost in his uphill drive to retain his office in the Canadian elections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Canada to the Rescue | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

...statehood question figures most prominently in the Democratic primary, in which 41 delegates are at stake. President Carter enjoys P.N.P. support and is favored, while Senator Edward Kennedy is backed by the Popular Democratic Party (P.D.P.), which wants to retain the island's Commonwealth status. Neither has campaigned here yet, and since the G.O.P. primary occurs in less than two weeks, the spotlight is now on the Republicans. Ronald Reagan dropped out in December, after failing to win the endorsement of Governor Carlos Romero Barceló, who is staying neutral, but Howard Baker, Bush and Connally have all done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Of Mavi and Morcillas | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

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