Word: summited
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Reagan has failed to understand many of the basic disarmament policies of his government. Why should Gromyko take us seriously? Why, indeed, given the record, should we take the sudden about-face in U.S. approach, Reagan's soothing words, and the apparent pell-mell scramble for a Chernenko-Reagan summit seriously...
...staff discussions were peaceable. There was, however, one brief moment of high tension. In jest, a White House adviser suggested that a secret Kremlin summit was in the works. Said he of a debate date: "Maybe we can do it on the day we get back from Moscow." After a bewildered second or two, the Democrats chuckled. Nervously...
...euphoria of the St. Paul summit, Young conceded, "A lot of folk I thought were smart asses are a lot smarter than I thought they were." Jackson was more cautious, saying that his goal of "peer politics" for blacks within the party "is beginning to take place in ways that are mutually respectful." Translation: Mondale agreed to parts-but not all-of the so-called black agenda, which includes support for certain domestic and foreign policies as well as prominent roles for blacks in the Mondale organization...
Members of the St. Paul summit faced the challenge of settling their differences not only with Mondale but also among themselves. Despite Jackson's success in the primaries, many black voters and office holders have mixed feelings about accepting him as their pre-eminent powerbroker. This division was apparent during the nomination race, when some black leaders felt obligated or eager to join his historic quest, while others chose to support Mondale. The eventual lineups left recriminations on both sides, especially in the South. In South Carolina, for example, black State Senate Candidate McKinley Washington Jr., a Mondale supporter...
...commemorative plaque in Wroclaw. The pair were sentenced to two months' detention for disturbing public order. Dozens of others were briefly arrested at peaceful pro-Solidarity demonstrations around the country. Nonetheless, contacts among former activists have multiplied to the point where there is talk of holding a national summit to organize a "shadow cabinet" to monitor and comment on government actions...