Word: specially
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wheel," with himself at the hub. His original intention had been to give associates easy access to the Oval Office. Soon after the election, Press Secretary Jody Powell announced that Carter thought "it was not in his interest to have a single chief of staff," a title that had special political significance because the memory of Nixon Aide H.R. Haldeman was so fresh in the public mind. But the loose arrangement, almost inevitably, caused confusion. Jordan, a shrewd but erratic and disorganized executive, will settle all but the most serious disputes. He will also screen from Carter...
During the 2½ years Brown and Duncan worked together at the Pentagon, says one senior staffer with only slight exaggeration, Brown and Duncan became "fully interchangeable parts." Duncan, 52, had areas of special responsibility: the politically sensitive matter of "base realignments," the Defense Department's euphemism for shutting down unwanted military bases; the knotty problem of settling Navy claims against its shipyard contractors; and military aspects of the Panama Canal treaties. His manner is easygoing, and his conversation is spiced with Texas mannerisms ("Like my daddy used to say ..."). But he is also a tough businessman with little...
...paper, and the garden may be transformed into a foregn land or perhaps even an ice cream factory as was the case last Tuesday. But regardless of the festive setting one cannot overlook the I.V. poles, the bandages, the carriages and wheelchairs--constant reminders that these children all have special problems...
...rest of the Great American Pasttime has moved into kingdoms of billboard-mania, architectural nausea, and modern-day dull. Perhaps the fact that this pair of ballparks also happen to be two of the oldest active structures in the major leagues may have something to do with their special characters. Nonethless, these baseball museums stand far above the rest when it comes to nostalgia and just a good old day at the ballgame...
...Landlords will then be able to notify tenants of a new rent," Stanton said. Most tenants will be paying 9.5 per cent more rent. If special rent increases have been granted to a landlord in the past, the increase may be less, he added...