Word: vs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...else in U.S. politics, Kennedy's appeal transcends ideology and so his new fiscal posture has caused little change in his superliberal reputation. His disagreements with Carter over federal spending were not on total amounts but on priorities within the budget; cuts in social programs vs. defense. He supports the President's 3% increase in NATO defense spending, but he opposed any across-the-board hike...
...talk of economic retaliation. In his three-hour meeting with President Carter, Ohira pledged to push to narrow the trade gap between the two nations, noting that some improvement has already been made. Japan's trade surplus in the first three months of this year totaled $2.7 billion, vs. $6.7 billion in the same period last year. Generally Carter and Ohira hit it off fairly well. Honoring Ohira's request for a "truly American meal," the President served up a barbecued buffalo dinner on the White House grounds, with the Texas barbecue sauce stirred up by the President...
...month by his exwife, as long as he remains unmarried. She herself had proposed a payment because of his lack of income. "It was just something I wanted to do," she told newsmen. Nevertheless, the settlement occurred only two months after the U.S. Supreme Court, in Orr vs. Orr, ruled that husbands could collect alimony. "This is the beginning of a trend," said Irwin's lawyer...
...would have on the industry. When the network belatedly went after the youth market in 1974, it managed to alienate a goodly portion of its once loyal older audience. Subsequent programming regimes sacrificed long-term ratings stability to score quick fixes with movies, miniseries, and other expensive ($1 million vs. $500,000 for a series episode) specials...
...vs. Williams, Cornell at Hanover, N.H., May 5 [1500 meters...