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Paying interest on the nation's budget deficit soaks up American savings and drives up the value of the dollar, Dukakis said. He cited a U.S. Commerce Department statement that the budget deficit was the "critical element" in producing the $170 billion trade imbalance...
...most important element is Kenneth Duberstein, 42, a chain-smoking Brooklyn-born political operative who will call signals as the deputy chief of staff. Duberstein handled congressional relations for Reagan in the first term, and alone among Baker's assistants he retains close ties to the President's Old Guard, especially Deaver and longtime Political Adviser Stuart Spencer. Joining Duberstein will be Thomas Griscom, 37, who served as Baker's garrulous press secretary and alter ego on Capitol Hill. Griscom delayed returning to a lucrative public-relations job to assist his former boss during the transition period, and has apparently...
Several council members said that if the proposal is approved, teaching ability will become a much more important element in the tenure process...
...author's favorite words is "segue," an old music term, now used freely in the movie business. It means to move smoothly and without hesitation from one element to another. The Red White and Blue, in fact, segues from the radical politics of the '60s to Viet Nam to the bloodless take-over of the nation by a communications culture in which concepts of image and credibility have become acceptable alternatives for substance and truth...
...toward the end of the night and the joyful confusion which is the scooper's basic element has accelerated. Orders are forgotten, the radio gets louder, we smash into each other more frequently, and the accumulation of goop spreads into face and hair. Revelling in the chaotic, carnival atmosphere I put up my sweatshirt hood to accentuate my insanity. This provokes customer comment. Customers never expect a reply. "He must be getting cold (snigger snigger)." My eyes roll, scoop clatters from my hand. "No I'm not. I'm just fucking weird." Nodding cowed agreement, the line moves on. Chuckling...