Word: spencers
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Reagan has to remember that neither he nor his party controls the Congress. "To get anything done," observes University of California Political Scientist Nelson Polsby, "he must deal with people with whom he is in disagreement. The smartest way to proceed is to behave cooperatively toward Congress." Stuart Spencer, a former Reagan adviser, would counsel the President to pick his battles with the Congress carefully, recognizing that as a lame duck he has precious little political capital to spend. "If he goes to the mat on every issue, he is going to have more problems," Spencer says. Congressman Richard Cheney...
...other doubles bracket, Gina Goblisrch and Spencer Barnes (UNC) won a 6-4, 6-3 match over Reka Monoki and Foltz (Indiana...
...this reminded an American of how CBS covered Fritz Mondale's candidacy last time. Correspondent Susan Spencer, then on the way to becoming the able reporter she now is, would use up most of her time on network news describing the day's travels, mishaps, crowd reactions -- ephemera that could be found in daily newspaper stories. Sometimes, in the background, the candidate could be seen orating; at the last moment, the sound would pick up Mondale for a quick sentence or two, as if this alone, of all he said, deserved hearing. The other networks were equally condescending. What television...
First, the chief's wife Caroline, cool to Spenser's presence before her husband's murder, is willing to be less reticent. Second, a friendly state police trooper named Lundquist appears on the scene, giving Spencer state police support in his battle with the local police...
...Spencer decides to test Esteva's patience by hijacking a dope shipment. He succeeds, and the take is 300 kilos of cocaine. Just how he is going to sell it back to Esteva becomes the main focus of the last third of the book...