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...political conventions a turbulent sea of Old Glories, the campaign (the Reagan campaign, anyway) a triumphal masterpiece of the politics of mood. Walter Mondale ran a depressive, cautionary race, preaching selflessness and self-denial, his speeches like the parable of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf (the savage, devouring deficit). But the American public was not in the mood and buried him under a landslide. It was perfectly fitting that the roadside scene was turned into a television commercial--calling up patriotic spirits in the process of selling some beer. The new American mood was, if anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feeling Proud Again: Olympic Organizer Peter Ueberroth | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

...next year the council decides to fire him, $300,000 to buy out the contract [would not be] a reasonable amount," Wolf added...

Author: By D. JOSEPH Menn, | Title: City Council May Grant Top Official 5-Year Term | 12/11/1984 | See Source »

...Both Wolf and Sullivan are members...

Author: By D. JOSEPH Menn, | Title: City Council May Grant Top Official 5-Year Term | 12/11/1984 | See Source »

Councilor Alice K. Wolf also expressed hope the council would reject the contract...

Author: By D. JOSEPH Menn, | Title: City Council May Grant Top Official 5-Year Term | 12/11/1984 | See Source »

Washington and the Sandinistas take turns crying wolf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua: Broadsides in a War of Nerves | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

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