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Whatever else, Reagan's self-control is phenomenal. One solid word to any of those "confidants" and the leak would begin, the mystique would vanish. The press and public would go back to cataloguing all the dumb things he says about Nicaragua. As of now, the largest political story of the summer is still will he or won't he run. The White House gets the question a dozen or more times a day, sometimes at the strangest moments. Recently Mrs. Reagan held a press conference on her Foster Grandparent program. Other subjects were ruled out. Reporters could...
...billion of that would be in the form of a "contingency fund" to finance various recession-relief measures advocated by Democrats. The meaning: if Congress later fails to appropriate the money-or, more likely, fails to override the almost certain veto by Ronald Reagan-the $6 billion will simply vanish from the budget. This would allow Republicans to boast that they had held down spending and Democrats to tell their constituents that, well, they tried. In any case, there would be no major slash in the budget deficit, which would be between $170 billion and $180 billion...
...roll call on the revived Gorton measure began. Both Domenici and Baker, who had watched his leadership vanish for the moment, voted no. But Republicans William Cohen, Thad Cochran and Stevens switched from their earlier opposition and voted yes. The count stood at 50 opposed, 49 for the resolution; it appeared lost. Domenici, now weary of the battle and determined to preserve the budget process, dramatically changed his vote. The compromise passed...
...Canada, claims that "because of their medieval mentality and abysmal ignorance, the mullahs feel intimidated by modern skills." This has made them especially hostile toward the air force. "They can neither understand its sophisticated equipment nor fool its better educated cadres," Mansouri explains. The result: air force officers mysteriously vanish. Mansouri describes one pilot, whose plane was shot down, bleeding to death because the clergy refused to rescue...
...used until about 1860, is acidic and with time tends to tint and wear through the paper. Aniline ink followed; it disappears when the paper on which it is used is dunked in water. That is not a test many analysts try, since their document, real or fake, might vanish...