Word: sided
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That repeat version of Reagan's 1981 rosy scenario came under fire from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, who told the National Economic Commission on Wednesday that the supply-side approach was "fanciful" and implied that Bush's "flexible freeze" plan for reducing the budget would not work. "If we do not act promptly," said Greenspan, "the imbalances in the economy are such that the effects of the deficit will be increasingly felt and with some immediacy...
Bush is also scheduled to name two members to the bipartisan National Economic Commission, which is seeking ways to balance the budget. Although he scorned the committee during the campaign as a stalking horse for a tax increase, he could encourage its work by appointing pragmatists rather than supply-side theorists. Another signal to the markets might come from Bush's choice of a Defense Secretary, since he must decide whether he wants a skilled politician or a disciplined manager. Among the finalists: former Texas Senator John Tower, who has strong ties to defense contractors, and Paul O'Neill, chief...
...editor could accept such a downgrading of the importance of the daily newspaper's content and such a compromising of its editorial control and integrity," wrote Anable of the new plan in his letter of resignation. "The decision-making process," says Fanning, "seems to exclude editorial input. The business side seems to be calling all the shots...
...very model of a modern newspaper editor. At his publisher's urging, Fancher completed an M.B.A. program at the University of Washington before taking over the newsroom in 1986. He insists that the degree was not meant to groom him for a future job on the business side of the paper but to make him a better editor. "Editors need to be involved with people in other departments to win their support for the content," he explains. "A lot of journalists feel that the journalistic significance of what we do ought to overwhelm any other consideration. Well, that...
...being evaluated not only on the number of Pulitzers their papers win but also on their ability to produce maximum profits. At some of the country's larger newspaper chains, editors' year-end bonuses are linked, in part, to the bottom line. Sometimes the economic pressures from the business side have a direct bearing on editorial decisions. A publisher seeking "upscale" advertising and readers may apply pressure for upscale stories, says Burgin of the Houston Post. "You write about the chic and the trendy and the jet-setters, and you don't do as much as you would about human...