Word: programing
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...race against De Gaulle in the 1965 presidential elections, run with the support of both Socialists and Communists, was the beginning of his rise to power in the left. In 1971 he became head of the Socialist Party, and the following year masterminded the five-year Socialist-Communist Common Program. The reverses he experienced did not deter him, even when he ran for the second time for the presidency in 1974 and lost to Giscard by a mere 424,599 votes. As Mitterrand's closest comrade, the late Georges Dayan, observed, "Mitterrand's great strength is that...
Sweden's latest political crisis came to a head when Fälldin called in opposition Social Democratic leaders for routine discussions of the government's tax-reform program. During an all-night session late last month, a negotiator for Fälldin unexpectedly agreed to Social Democratic demands that a proposed 50% limit in taxes on income earned after wages be delayed until 1983. He also agreed to reduce by 50% the deductions that high-income property owners could claim for interest payments. The surprise deal angered Gösta Bohman, leader of the coalition...
...husband: "It's still more expensive than what I'm used to, but it's no more expensive than cities like San Francisco and New York." Even students are scrimping less. Susan Shafer, 19, of Michigan State University, who is on a ten-week foreign study program, shares a two-bedroom flat in the Latin Quarter for $16 a day, a price that includes two meals...
...Wall Street sages raise concern over the supply-side program...
McCardell moved quickly and vigorously. He set out to cut spending by $640 million and launched a $879 million three-year program to modernize several outdated plants and build a new one. The immediate results seemed to justify McCardell's lucrative compensation package. In 1979 International Harvester had record sales of $8.4 billion and alltime profits of $370 million...