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Over the last month, the perception of Russia's military as effective and modern has been shattered. During the Cold War, was the Soviet military actually well organized and a serious threat to the west, or was that perception fueled by propaganda?

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With so much discussion about the power of the Executive Branch to impact oil and gasoline prices, how did Nixon enact and create direct price controls on those commodities in the 70s? What was the business and public response at the time?

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Over the last month, the perception of Russia's military as effective and modern has been shattered. During the Cold War, was the Soviet military actually well organized and a serious threat to the west, or was that perception fueled by propaganda?	3277
With so much discussion about the power of the Executive Branch to impact oil and gasoline prices, how did Nixon enact and create direct price controls on those commodities in the 70s? What was the business and public response at the time?	41