Word: specializations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...used pull to get into the Guard. In this, Quayle, scion of a wealthy family, reflects a different tradition than does the well-born Bush. The Vice President, who eagerly enlisted as a Navy aviator during World War II, was reared by a code of strict moralism that reviled special privileges and taking more than one's share. Quayle appears to reflect the more permissive and probably more common outlook that wealth and connections provide certain protections against the vicissitudes of life and that these dispensations are to be enjoyed without guilt. But in this attitude, Quayle reflects...
...beamed by satellite to 22 European countries, prompting hundreds of viewers in those countries to write to the C-SPAN offices in Washington. Interest in President Reagan's farewell speech was so high in Britain that the BBC broadcast it live from New Orleans in a 3 1/2-hour special beginning at 1:10 a.m. in London...
...justice system, whether they are black or white. Elliott believes that when more affluent youths run afoul of the law, they are more likely to find lenient treatment from police, and that courts are more willing to release them into the custody of parents who can promise counseling and special schools. Says he: "When lower-class families don't have these options, the court has little alternative but to order a jail term...
...More and more parties are agreeing to use the system," says Harper's attorney, Barry Langberg. The major reason is cost control. An early court date saves on attorney fees. So does the shorter proceeding that often results from special agreements between the two sides, such as a pact not to challenge the credibility of each other's expert witnesses. The parties can also select a judge with experience relevant to their case, instead of taking the randomly assigned jurists of the public courts...
...SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR: Donald Morrison...