Word: toughs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nation, we cannot continue to postpone the tough choices needed to reduce our budget deficit. At the same time, we must be willing to make the investments needed to improve our public education system, clean up our environment, rebuild our cities and fight an effective war on drugs and on drug-related violence. So far, President Bush has revealed a disturbing lack of leadership and political courage in responding to the demands facing America in an ever-changing world...
...think [the other runners] stopped thinking of me as a Harvard runner, but as a person who can run even though I don't go to a big track school," Rainey said. "It may have been a little tough for them to swallow, the fact that Harvard runners beat them. But I think we gained some respect after it was over...
...scale war in Viet Nam, civil unrest, Watergate, gas lines, stagflation, and the proliferation of junk food and junk politics. Unsurprisingly these not-so-good times provided Baker with his best material as a columnist. But as a memoirist he seems to be finding that Russell Baker is a tough act to follow, especially if you are Russell Baker...
...that Japanese barriers extended well beyond the three areas cited, to items ranging from cellular phones and medical equipment to fish products and aluminum. "The Administration's feeble use of the Super 301 provision comes in the face of our continuing trade deficit," said Missouri Democrat Richard Gephardt, whose tough trade proposals gave rise to the Super 301 legislation. "((Bush)) has signaled to the world that he will take ((Japan's)) trade abuse lying down...
With protectionist fever rising on Capitol Hill, the U.S. strikes out against Japanese trade barriers, but critics fear that tough action may rupture relations with a critical ally. -- While most Americans think Tokyo's trading manners are still one-sided, the Japanese argue that they have come a long way from their closed-door past. -- A small Arkansas town welcomes the Japanese invasion...