Word: brandings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...turbulence, therefore, there still appeared to be some small chance for compromise-a chance neither side could afford to lose. The alternative was a mounting spiral of confrontation that could ultimately tempt the Soviets, who have 55 divisions still poised within striking distance of Poland, to impose their own brand of order on the country's bold experiment. -By Thomas A. Sancton...
...born-again Christian. And of course, brother Billy, the greatest filial embarrassment to hit the White House since Sam Houston Johnson moved into the White House so Lyndon could keep an eye on him. Billy, who declared his dislike for Blacks; Billy, who loaned his name to a (bad) brand of beer; Billy, who picked up a stack of money from Col. Khadafy and the Libyan gang. Billy, a loud, obnoxious, good ol' boy who pissed on airport runways while his brother the President piously declared: "I have never had an occasion to be embarrassed by Billy. I'm proud...
TIME'S board is less sanguine about Reagan's brand of "supplyside" economics, which would use large cuts in personal and corporate income taxes to stimulate U.S. business. Says Italy's Carli: "Supplyside economics to my ears means inflation." They likewise doubt Reagan's ability to deliver on campaign promises to cut taxes by 30% over the next three years, increase defense spending and balance the federal budget...
...House. Among House Republicans, the preparation took the form of electing Illinois' Robert Michel as minority leader over Michigan's Guy Vander Jagt; obviously, the feeling was that the new President's legislative program stood a better chance against the Democratic majority under Michel's brand of amicable persuasion. Republicans also elected New York's Jack Kemp as chairman of the party's conference, or caucus, and Mississippi's Trent Lott as party whip...
...great old houses are less like gothic castles than gothic novels, laced with crooked passages and sudden stairs that add controllable menace to ensurable surprise. More child's play still. Even the temporary homes of the rich, the so-called luxury hotels, are homes with a difference. The brand-new Palace Hotel in mid-Manhattan plans a library that will contain 4,000 fake-fronted books, thus creating what has to be the largest fake-fronted book collection in the country...