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...thing he has to do is give the markets convincing evidence that he is free of influence from the White House." Without that evidence, foreign investment in U.S. securities, a crucial factor in underwriting the budget deficit, might well dry up. That in turn would undoubtedly lead to a vicious spiral of increased interest rates to woo back the creditors, resulting ultimately in a slowdown of economic growth and the doleful prospect of U.S. and possibly even global recession...
...Vicious fighting ensued as police tried to drive rock-throwing students and citizens into side streets. People were seen being beaten by police, and several police officers were beaten by the protesters...
...heart, the vicious circle of resistance and repression testifies to the determination of both Palestinian and Israeli to possess the same land. To maintain control, Israeli officials have deported Arab leaders and have often destroyed the houses of those suspected of security violations. Land has been appropriated for Israeli settlements. Arab youths have been interrogated, collective punishment has been exacted, and prisoners have allegedly been beaten and tortured...
...What we have to realize is the cold fact that both Sidey and Osborne are totally against us," Nixon dictated to Aides Bob Haldeman and Ron Ziegler on April 14. "They are not honest reporters. Both have spoken in the most vicious derogatory terms of RN in the place where you really find out what the people think -- the Georgetown cocktail parties . . . From now through the election, neither Sidey nor Osborne is to be included in the news summary regardless of what they write, positive or negative . . . I am now ordering . . . that Osborne and Sidey...
Reed was especially worried by the seemingly endless flow of fresh money to major Third World creditors. That cash outflow only served to increase the bank's vulnerability, creating a vicious cycle with which other major banks are also painfully familiar. To reduce that exposure, Reed in 1985 directed that Citicorp begin to build up its offsetting reserves. That year the bank set aside $1.2 billion. Last year the total jumped again, to $1.7 billion...