Word: thoughfully
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graduated 214th in his West Point class of 310. But after that his career was meteoric. Though he saw combat in Korea...
...forced to fire his top White House aides, he turned to Haig for the loyalty and competence he needed at a time when he was practically immobilized by Watergate. As White House Chief of Staff, Haig presided over the sinking Government with considerable grace and good humor and, though a military man, he was much less authoritarian than his predecessors. While many Democrats resented his role in trying to preserve Nixon's presidency, Leon Jaworski, then special prosecutor, now completely exonerates him of any wrongdoing. Haig helped maintain staff morale and ensure that essential business was done in Nixon...
...Though Alexander Haig's opinions on foreign policy are not widely known, he has expressed his thoughts emphatically in recent speeches and interviews on some of the main issues he will confront as Secretary of State...
...their passions and cooperate, since Romero faces a senate controlled by the opposition (15 to 12) and may have only a one-vote majority in the 51-member house of representatives. In a conciliatory move, Romero has offered to submit his cabinet for confirmation to the P.D.P.-controlled senate, though he is not required to do so. He has also appealed to leaders of all parties for restraint...
...Progressive Party attribute the collapse of support to overconfidence among party faithful and to Romero's initial backing for the U.S. Government's plan to send Cuban and Haitian refugees to Fort Allen, a reopened military base in the southern part of the island. Even though no refugees have been transferred there, the plan angered many Puerto Ricans, and Romero hurriedly became a bitter critic...