He argued that the administration was weakening the crucial Western alliance and not doing enough to promote economic development and to fight communism. He stressed two themes---discontinue using the arms race and encourage economic development in Asia and Africa. ... Although hesitant to engage in political competition, he gave into pressure and became a candidate for the Democratic nomination, but was defeated by the driven John F. ...

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These platform topics give Bush a strong advantage over his competition. ... Between the President's education act and his agenda for health care, I feel that President Bush has a great jump on the competition for the 2004 election. ... Currently, the two main topics of concern that I see for the President are, the War in Iraq and the economic state of America. ... I am very happy about the current situation in the Middle-East and I am very understanding about the economic situation. ... I think that it is very unfair, to President Bush, to blame him for our current economic hardship...

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The election of 1912 was primarily a competition between three of the four candidates. ... In the last corner of this competition triangle is Woodrow Wilson. ... Taft also thought that economic individualism was still the structure of the social order if the government and private entrepreneurs cooperated in social ills. ... In conclusion, the election of 1912 was a heated competition for presidency. ...

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Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy" promoted U.S. trade by focusing primarily on economic status. ... The next president, Woodrow Wilson, applied a New Freedom policy, in which to bring back free and fair competition in the economy. ...

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The economy was increasingly separating women and men into sharply distinct economic roles. ... One of the reasons that industry did not take off was the British competition. The British factories provided very tough competition. ... This is just one of the economic and political changes following the improved methods of transportation. ...

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In the years before the war of 1812, social and economic differences between the North and the South led to sectionalism. ... A protective tariff would protect America's industries from excessive competition from foreign made goods. ...

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He said it went further than just allowing a bank - it symbolized special privileges and economic power. ... He saw it in the west, a vast supply of land and economic improvement. ... Reputedly white frontiersmen and Indian tribes lived amongst each other, not in competition, but in friendship. ...

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In 1979 the United States begins covert aid to a guerrilla group known as the Mujahideen, in Afghanistan six months before the Soviet invasion; over the next decade the United States provides over three billion dollars in aid and training to the Mujahideen. 80s Ronald Reagan was elected President in 1980 his administration was responsible for the most drastic changes in U.S. government, social policy, and economic changes in half a century. ... Even before these closing events took place nearly all competition that was the basis for the Cold War had disappeare...

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Washington forced economic sanctions that practically destroyed the economy. ... They too came to hate Noriega, not least because he was responsible for the economic warfare that was causing their children to starve. ...

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