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...Argentines, the President offered the Prime Minister his support when the two met for 90 minutes on Friday before the start of the Versailles summit conference. On leaving the meeting, Thatcher said that "the United States is firmly on our side, and we are grateful to them for being staunch allies...
...minds of tenant activists, however, perhaps HRE's most grievous offense is its staunch refusal to recognize the existence and legitimacy of the Harvard Tenants Union, now about a year-and-a-half old. "They seem to hope we go away," Turk said shortly after the union's first anniversary...
...House, which begins voting on the budget this week, was fairly close to legislative anarchy. Seven budgets had been drafted by the end of last week: three major ones by Democratic leaders headed by Speaker Tip O'Neill, Republican leaders and a bipartisan coalition of moderates; one by staunch conservatives, two competing ones by liberals and one by the 18-member Black Caucus. In addition, floor rules will permit votes on 68 separate amendments. House Republican leaders produced a budget that looks very much like the Senate document but, somehow, projects $ 15 billion less spending. How did they accomplish...
MINNESOTA. The only retiring Midwestern Republican who faced a clear possibility of defeat this year, Albert Quie, 58, a staunch but low-key Reagan backer, has seen Minnesota's budget drop from a $292 million surplus in 1979 to a deficit that is expected to reach $800 million by summer. This happened even though Quie, who campaigned on a promise to cut taxes in a state many thought was recession-proof, was eventually forced to reverse himself and raise them as the economy faltered. Quie's popularity plunged. As his campaign manager quaintly put it, the Governor decided...
Nonetheless, Thatcher still had staunch public support. According to recent public opinion polls, her government enjoyed 71% approval, even though the disapproval rating had risen from 20% to 25% in one week. More important, Thatcher's Conservative Party last week won a plurality of about 40% in nationwide local elections, the largest percentage of any party since age of any party since World War II. The nation was still rallying behind a leader beset by foreign foes...