The Boston Globe, June 7th, 2004
RONALD REAGAN'S legacy is complex - great achievements in both foreign and domestic affairs mixed with setbacks and errors that still color American politics. During Reagan's tenure, the Soviet Union began to crumble and a major arms control treay was signed. At home, the economy surged forward as inflation abated. Yet the Reagan legacy also includes the improbable "Star Wars" missile defense proposal and the shameful Iran- Contra scandal. And the humming economy was energized in large part by deep tax cuts and heavy military spending that together produced crippling budget deficits. Reagan di...
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