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After the "Keating Five" scandal of the late 1980s (in which five senators, including John McCain, were accused of interfering with the investigation of a large donor's savings and loan), the Senate ostensibly tightened its own ethics rules to go beyond the legal requirements.
For 36 years, the United States has resolutely tightened the screws on trade with Cuba in an effort to topple Castro's regime.
Also, the citational style has been tightened, undoubtedly to create space for additional entries.
The only slight damper was the Fed chairman's remark that the money supply will have to be tightened "at some point to foster sustainable growth and low inflation."
A year later, police controls had been tightened, press censorship resumed, and democratic meetings swarmed with government spies.