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That amendment may require the House to reconsider its earlier vote. But that won't happen until the Senate, which is considering the proposal now, gives its stamp of approval to the plan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sign 'em Up, Ship 'em Out | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

...Mark O. Hatfield (R-Ore.) will probably introduce another in a long line of amendments he has written to filibuster President Carter's plan to register young men for the draft. If observers' predictions hold true, Hatfield's amendment will do little but delay his colleagues from giving their stamp of approval to the measure. Given House and Senate consent for registration, Carter may be able to sign the proposal into law as early as next week. A little more than a month later, officials say, the government would ask 19- and 20-year-old men to report to their...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: The President's Call to Arms | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

...present difficulties. Taking a sledgehammer to a superior foreign import or pushing for higher tariffs and increased quotas will do nothing for declining American auto sales. What the American people want is a quality product at a reasonable price. Let us strive once again to take pride in the stamp MADE IN THE U.S.A...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 2, 1980 | 6/2/1980 | See Source »

Floods and hurricanes have been the concerns of all Presidents. But most of them also needed some tranquil moments with nature. Johnson would abruptly stamp his feet on the White House drive, look glumly at the gray Washington skies and fly off to his Texas ranch, declaring "I've got to see the stars again." Down there he would walk beside his small river, the Pedernales, and explain, "To a rancher, running water is the prettiest sound God ever made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: To See the Stars Again | 6/2/1980 | See Source »

This strategy dramatically increased the IMF's power in the international economic system. Banks began referring underdeveloped nations wanting loans to the IMF for its "stamp of approval." The IMF virtually began to run the Zairean economy, and control the economies of other Third World states, including Turkey, Peru and Jamaica. Even European countries, like Portugal, became dependent...

Author: By Francis H. Strauss iii, | Title: The Neighborhood Bank | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

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