Word: speakes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...investigation started, some other investment banks suspended trading with the company, and commercial banks cut back lines of credit. But Joseph insists that business is now as good as ever. Says he: "The investigation made life more difficult for us, but we are stronger for it today." Joseph cannot speak with any assurance, though, until the outcome of Giuliani's probing is known -- one way or the other...
...Washington, Reagan Administration officials speak proudly of the U.S. contribution two years ago and now. Said one: "The last time around we got criticized for not doing enough, but we spent half a billion dollars trying to help starving people. What did the Russians do? They gave Ethiopia two planes." The Soviets insist they gave much more, including food, medicine, blankets and tents, and they are pouring in humanitarian aid now. Western experts say these claims are overstated...
...firmly based on the facts and is not given to exaggeration, it is yet early to speak about a fundamental improvement of Soviet-American relations," Gorbachev said...
Captain Midlife would like to speak with Gorbachev this week. Not about the missiles or Nicaragua -- about middle-agedness. "Mikhail Sergeyevich, don't you feel like throwing in the towel sometimes?" Captain Midlife was watching when Tom Brokaw, another middle-ager, asked, "man to man," what do you think and feel? But Gorbachev could only answer state to man, and the more certain he sounded, the less certain he looked. In middle age the gulf between what you are and who you are is too wide to cross, too -- what? -- extreme. Who knows what turmoil lurks in the hearts...
Goldstine said he hoped to bring NormanJewison, the director of "Moonstruck" and "Fiddleron the Roof," to speak before a screening of hislatest movie...