Word: unpopular
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...wants to improve the editorial "mix" of the books on the Press's list of publications. The press will continue to publish unheralded scholarly works, but it will also go after authors who will have obvious public appeal. By integrating the two, the popular books will cover financially the "unpopular" ones...
...disagreement with Congress over Reconstruction policy rather than because he was guilty of unlawful conduct. Berger demonstrates that this resulted in an unfair trial, and he concludes that the ill-conceived impeachment of Johnson, which is described as a blatant misuse of congressional power, made impeachment an unpopular means of dealing with a president who is guilty of midconduct in office...
...this will require legislation, some of it politically unpopular; most Americans will resent being pushed into mass transit or having to pay more for housing because of revised building codes. Still, several states are preparing legislation to break what Massachusetts Governor Francis Sargent calls "the endless cycle of energy addiction...
...California, then bravely managed his disastrous 1962 campaign. One of the most formidable members of Nixon's palace guard, Haldeman wields enormous power, passing along presidential orders and ideas to the rest of the staff. His humorlessness and determination to protect the President from outsiders have made him unpopular with Congress...
...plainly been troubled in recent months by soaring food prices, hard-currency shortages, student unrest and a variety of other annoying domestic problems. In the circumstances, it was no surprise that Sadat decided to remove Premier Sidky. What was surprising was Sadat's decision to take on the unpopular job himself. "It's a strange move for such a shrewd politician as Sadat," mused a high-ranking U.S. State Department official. Washington sees one possible explanation: President Sadat is not prepared to serve as Premier for long but is determined to shake up his government's ponderous...