Word: problem
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...should be exercised. Though Carter holds "explicit, thorough positions on every issue under the sun," Fallows charges, he does not possess any unifying political philosophy. "He thinks he 'leads' by choosing the correct policy," writes Fallows, "but he fails to project a vision larger than the problem he is tackling at the moment." Surrounded by aides who mirror his own limitations, Carter displays "a combination of arrogance, complacency, and-dread thought-insecurity at the core of his mind and soul." Fallows quit his speechwriting job last fall to become Atlantic's Washington editor. He seems to have...
...There is absolutely no solid documentation that there is a serious problem, and we want to avoid the harm of scaring people unnecessarily," he added...
...bending over backwards to make sure rubella is not transmitted to pregnant women, but right now the problem is minimal," Fields said...
...Bernard Fields, chief of infectious diseases at Brigham, said yesterday the hospital has responded to the problem by urging pregnant women not to come into the hospital, discharging--to the extent possible--pregnant patients and running an immunization program for members of the staff...
...allowing improving accuracies and yields in ICBMs, SALT does not solve the long-term problem of vulnerability of land-based systems. This is a goal for SALT III. It also will not limit military spending and may very well increase it. The U.S., in not atypical fashion of "negotiating through strength," is deploying the new Trident submarine; the projected ten Tridents will cost the taxpayer about $20 billion. Additional systems, under consideration as "bargaining chips" to obtain Senate ratification of SALT, are the MX ICBM at $30-50 billion, and several thousand air-launched cruise missiles at $30 billion...