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The central bankers were especially doubtful about the President's ability to cut U.S. oil imports, a chief cause of the dollar's weakness. Only last week did Congress step up work on the energy program that Carter presented in July. Overriding objections from environmentalists, the Senate voted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Shrinking Role for U.S. Money | 10/15/1979 | See Source »

The fundatmental weakness of the production is the script itself--it lacks plot. We get no sense of personal conflict between the two men, but rather a brief overview of their political disagreements--a topic better left th the classroom.

Author: By Amy R. Gutman, | Title: Rivalling the Worst | 10/6/1979 | See Source »

Fears that OPEC oil prices would rise and supplies would tighten also helped speed the rush to bullion, as did the perceived political weakness of Jimmy Carter and the threat of a challenge from Edward Kennedy. Some European dealers are calling the gold surge a "Kennedy rally" because it has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Glitter That Is Gold | 10/1/1979 | See Source »

After Carter's belated move to shore up the battered dollar in November 1978, the Administration showed little concern about the gold boom. As long as gold buyers were not singling out dollars for heavy selling, the fever was viewed as a monetary nonevent. But this complacency faded rapidly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Glitter That Is Gold | 10/1/1979 | See Source »

He took the same line at the state Republican convention when he said SALT II was "fatally flawed" and should be renegotiated. But he opposed SALT II, said Reagan, because it does not "fairly and genuinely reduce" the number of nuclear weapons, and he would support a treaty that would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Candidate Reagan Is Born Again | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

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