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...unfortunate element of the housecleaning was that it provoked new doubts about Carter's understanding of the Federal Government and about his own leadership ability. He apparently intended the mass resignations as a dramatic symbol of a fresh start, as Nixon had done at the beginning of his second term. But Carter's coup de theatre looked more like amateur melodrama. He could have fired the subordinates who displeased him with less trauma and far better effect on his image as an executive. But he nonetheless sought everyone's resignation, apparently not anticipating how the act would be perceived...
...jacket on occasion at congressional hearings. A businessman and lawyer rather than an economist by training, he has been remarkably accurate in his economic forecasting. Known from the beginning as a determined inflation fighter, he has taken the position that the Fed should be dedicated to a long-term plan for reducing the inflation rate over the next five to seven years and should not react nervously to every fluctuation in the economic outlook. "Steady as you go" be came his watchword...
...familiar ploy, perhaps, but the culprit was none other than Honest Abe Lincoln, who served one term in the House from 1847 to 1849. And he got away with it. The House Committee on Mileage specified that Congressmen could return home by "the most usual route," thus allowing Lincoln to claim he took the long way home...
...Managua, Urcuyo startled friend and foe alike by delivering a belligerent speech in which he vowed to complete the remaining two years of Somoza's term. On his instructions, newly appointed Guardia Commander Frederico Mejía Gonzáles ordered his troops to "redouble your efforts in the current fight...
Stobaugh, Yergin and their Project colleagues avoid this trap. They rule out natural gas as a solution, arguing that the deregulation of interstate prices will not make substantial additions to U.S. gas reserves. Coal's contribution in the short term is uncertain because uncertain demand for the fuel by electrical utilities has made the railroads, coal's key transportation link, hesitant to upgrade their service. Moreover, opposition to the environmental hazards of coal usage (which include black lung disease, the scarring of the land by strip mining, and air, water and thermal pollution) cause the Project to condemn coal...