Word: unpopular
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Negotiated settlements and peaceful conditions favor the West, because the West can usually deal with both sides while the Soviets cannot and because in peaceful circumstances economic needs supersede the need for weapons, which are all the Soviets can provide Military polarization, with the United States on the unpopular side, is the present Soviet game, and we need not play by their rules...
...bill had been purposely stalled in a "study pack" by the Committee on Government Regulations, which tried to attach to it several unpopular bills. But the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday released it independently, with a favorable recommendation...
...five-nation swing through East Asia now scheduled for Nov. 2 to Nov. 16. The chaotic aftermath of Aquino's death, however, has raised questions about Reagan's personal safety during the visit, and about the political wisdom of appearing to endorse the faltering and increasingly unpopular Marcos. White House planners canceled the outdoor events on the President's proposed agenda in the Philippines, and they also reduced the duration of his visit from two nights to one. But they stopped short of canceling the trip, partly for fear of jeopardizing the strategic U.S. military facilities...
...confrontation with opposition demonstrators and had even tried to steal some of their thunder by staging a rally of its own in Makati, Metro Manila's financial district. A special bulletin signed by the vice governor of the Metropolitan Manila Commission (Imelda Marcos, the President's powerful, unpopular wife, is the governor) was distributed to commission employees. "Attendance is a must," it decreed. "Record of attendance must be submitted to personnel management .. . Do not wear uniforms...
...much about the secretary's ability to do his job as they do about his insulting remarks. The last time Watt provoked this such angry press was when he barred the Beach Boys from performing on the Washington Mall for the Fourth of July. Of course, each new unpopular action Watt takes is welcome, no matter how insubstantial--anything that brings the man closer to the day when Reagan will have no choice but to fire him. It would be more comforting, however, if the public found his serious policies as distressing as his jokes: his replacement may have...