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Trade deficit with Japan
Strong dollar sees trade deficit soar as US shoppers buy Japanese.
Voters back Bitburg visit
Fears over president's visit to Bitburg military cemetery unfounded.
Contra aid cut off
Blow to Reagan as House ends aid to Nicaragua's Contras.
Senator Sam Ervin
In praise of Sam Ervin, the Southern senator who chaired the Watergate hearings.
Anniversaries to remember
Presidential gaffe over wartime anniversary.
Politicising the dictionary
Politically-slanted definitions have appeared in a new Oxford dictionary.
Street crime fears
Self-defence fears over rising street crime.
MX funding agreed
Reagan wins plan to build more MX missiles.
Strong dollar hits jobs
Exports down as strong dollar sees buyers seeking cheaper producers.
Reagan budget defeated
President's campaign pledge of 'no more taxes' unlikely to be upheld.
