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Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Reagan's presidency is noted for significant tax cuts, a strong anti-communist foreign policy, and the deregulation of various industries. His administration also faced challenges such as the Iran-Contra affair and economic issues, including inflation and unemployment.

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Oct 5, 1988

If the bill is presented containing the Waxman amendment, the President's senior advisers would recommend its disapproval.

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Oct 5, 1988

If H.R. 387 were to reach the President's desk, his senior advisers would recommend that it be vetoed.

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Oct 5, 1988

I implore those in the East to remove this stain on human decency.

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Oct 5, 1988

The wall that stands as a gash dividing those who hope and those who despair.

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Oct 5, 1988

You and all the people of Mali are good friends of the United States.

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Oct 5, 1988

We understand Representative Waxman will be offering an amendment to H.R. 3361 in the nature of a substitute which the Administration finds totally unacceptable.

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Oct 4, 1988

I issued a directive that the United States would not permit assassinating anyone in any of the things that we were doing.

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Oct 4, 1988

This Act will assist in furthering Administration efforts to transfer the development and operation of programs from the Federal Government to Indian tribes.

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Oct 4, 1988

The admission of up to 94,000 refugees to the United States during FY 1989 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.

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Oct 4, 1988

There is a continuing need for effective motor vehicle and highway safety programs.

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Oct 4, 1988

Despite large increases in the number of drivers and vehicles, the Federal standards and programs for motor vehicle and highway safety have contributed to a significant reduction in the fatality rate.

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Oct 4, 1988

We could not do any negotiating with them unless and until the hostages are released.

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Oct 4, 1988

Today I announced my intention to nominate Edith E. Holiday to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

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Oct 4, 1988

We must make sure that when the tall towers of our greatest cities have crumbled to dust in the turnings of time, the Jewish people will still be on this Earth.

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Oct 4, 1988

Mrs. Bloch has been Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia and Near East at the Agency for International Development (AID) in Washington, DC.

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Oct 4, 1988

Tribal self-governance allows tribes more freedom to design programs to serve the specific needs of their members.

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Oct 4, 1988

I am pleased to announce my intention to appoint A. Wayne Roberts to the National Commission for Employment Policy.

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Oct 4, 1988

Mr. Farrar, who will serve as the National Security Council's Senior Director for International Economic Affairs, has been a member of the NSC staff since March 1986.

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Oct 4, 1988

The progress we have made is no consolation to the relatives and friends of those who lost their lives in 1986.

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Oct 4, 1988

This provision must be construed as advisory rather than mandatory.

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Oct 4, 1988

I want to stress, however, that this unconstitutional provision is severable from and does not affect the otherwise constitutional provisions of this Act.

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