Word: switches
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...union people asked us to switch, but we haven't been able to get Bud because of the strike," he said...
...complained about the switch, Rodgers added...
...rates, though, of only $1.75 billion. But last week the FCC, after looking into A T & T's figures, delayed until April 3 the imposition of the access charges, which range from $2 for private residential lines up to $6 for businesses. Brown described the FCC's switch as "astounding." Said he: It "throws existing plans awry." The access charges have been under attack since they were first proposed by the FCC. They have become a target of Washington politicians who see them as burdensome to their poorer constituents and are pressing for two bills to block them...
...such an unusual switch, from a primary role in foreign affairs to a secondary one in domestic policy, that Washington buzzed for days with speculation about Reagan's and Clark's motives, slighting the more consequential question: Who would replace Clark as the chief White House adviser on foreign and military policy? From the beginning, the obvious candidate was Clark's top deputy, Robert McFarlane, a seasoned and pragmatic professional in national security affairs. But as always when a powerful post is up for grabs, there were other contenders. Officials who feared that "Bud" McFarlane would not be a forceful...
Each time a switch is made, said Gizzi. "It's a whole adjustment--new quarterback, different speed, different quickness...