Word: rationale
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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In Washington, Carter met on Monday and Tuesday with the National Security Council to review U.S. and Sovi et military strength. At lunch with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt on Wednesday, the President got some pri vate advice on deal ing with Brezhnev. Schmidt also lobbied in Washington for ratification...
Mansfield said that while the American people and the South African people have both been guilty of crimes against black South Africans," he asked, is it "rational to limit your moral concern only to those acts you have committed?"
In addition, Americans are using many sources of credit over which the Federal Reserve has little direct control. Sears, Roebuck and other retail chains are pushing instant credit, as are finance companies, credit unions and similar "near banks." Moreover, bank depositors can lay their hands on credit and cash around...
Oversight of the CIA, both executive and congressional, must be clear and rational. Until the CIA came under attack, the President was able to evade responsibility for covert actions even though he had initiated them. Currently the President is required by law to approve all covert actions. That makes him...
Our criticism of Carter's approach to oil price regulation, however, goes beyond when and how he has decided to decontrol oil prices: we contend that wholesale decontrol of oil prices is an ineffective and regressive policy that should not be part of any rational energy policy, much less its...