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...political wisdom, there is strong reason for it. Public-opinion polls have consistently shown popular majorities in favor of lower spending. Reagan's impressive victory last November convinced nearly all legislators, Democratic as well as Republican, that the polls are reading the public mood correctly. Says Democratic Senate Whip Alan Cranston of California: "The attitude among Democrats here is that we can't be in the position of preventing him from trying what he was elected to do. We can't go along on every detail, but if we obstructed everything, it would...
Brademas, who was House majority whip and a senior member of the Education Committee, lost his seat in last November's election. Through his 11-term congressional career, Brademas, a Rhodes Scholar, was known for his strong support of higher education...
Reagan sent a letter to every member of Congress pleading for a yes vote, and House G.O.P. Whip Robert Michel of Illinois twisted Republican arms mercilessly. Eventually, Republicans did support their President by 150 to 36, and the full House passed the debt-ceiling increase by a vote of 305 to 104. In the G.O.P.-controlled Senate, however, Democrats played the same kind of charade that the Republicans had so long used on them. The Democrats pushed a motion to raise the debt ceiling by only $28 billion, rather than Reagan's requested $50 billion, on the specious ground...
After the failed rescue mission, Metrinko was driven to the holy city of Qum and held for a week with two other hostages in a filthy, rat-infested prison cell whose windows were covered with blankets. He often heard the crack of a whip followed by screams; once when a blanket fell, he caught a glimpse of some Iranians being flogged...
...demonstration will also have some non-contact sparring. In Kung Fu, a sparring partner is expected to be able to whip his foot up to within two inches of his opponent's face, emphasizing control, not violence...