Word: surely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first week of the hostage crisis, despite efforts by aides to play down the preoccupation with Lebanon. Says an old friend: "The boyish enthusiasm is still there, but he's more careful, more one day at a time." Bush himself acknowledges as much: "Have I learned a lot? Sure. Do I think I'm maybe a little wiser from the way things are here? Yeah. Do I still have a lot to learn? Certainly...
...Sununu, Joint Chiefs Chairman William Crowe and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney gathered to discuss ways to make a proposal with "punch." Scowcroft suggested that Bush propose deep reductions in U.S. and Soviet ground forces and combat aircraft in Europe. The President liked Scowcroft's idea but wanted to make sure the Pentagon was on board. "I just don't want to do anything militarily dumb," he said repeatedly...
...Reagan. His proposals to cut violent crime by doubling federal prison cells sounded commendable, but even top aides acknowledge that the construction program will have almost no effect on the problem. This bait-and-switch game is considered clever in Washington but not in many other places. Democrats are sure to seize on the rhetoric-reality gap in next year's congressional elections...
Walsh said that he contacted the state ethics commission to ensure that his actions were legal before undergoing any business transactions with government officials. He also has a private counsel who makes sure that any dealings are legal, he said...
However, Aleksander Bentkowski, the Peasant Party parliamentary caucus leader, said he was not sure that Malinowski would accept the nomination because of the slim chances of successfully forming a coalition with Solidarity...