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Already an American classic, the painting Saying Grace is destined for even more fame. Last week Ronald Reagan, part of whose appeal lies in his ability to look around him and view the world in a Rockwell sort of way, proclaimed this picture his favorite one by the artist. The President also has a special fondness for a portrait Rockwell did in 1968 for Look magazine in a series on presidential possibilities: Ronald Reagan...
Propaganda? Certainly, and very skillful propaganda too. Both its grand vision and many of its specifics are clearly designed to win Moscow public support in Western Europe and around the world while allow in to retain certain strategic advantages. The plan has a Grammsky-Rudsky appeal, decreeing a timetable for eliminating nuclear weapons the way the Gramm-Rudman Act has decreed a timetable for eliminating the U.S. budget deficit. As with Gramm-Rudman, the cuts proposed by Gorbachev seem to have an easy and automatic simplicity, but the plan ignores the hard and complex choices that will have...
Gorbachev is obviously seeking to put Reagan on the defensive, which he has. The Soviet leader's proposal is deftly crafted to appeal immediately to many West Europeans who are anxious about nuclear missiles stationed on their soil or aimed at them. The President will now feel pressure to demonstrate progress toward a deal when the two meet in Washington for their second summit, possibly as early as June...
...counters by arguing that the Jury Verdict Research figures on averages are distorted by a relatively small number of huge verdicts. In addition, they say, the figures count only the initial outcomes of trials that the plaintiffs won. If defendant victories, out-of-court settlements and verdicts reduced on appeal were factored in, say the lawyers, even the average level of awards would be much lower. ATLA asserts that more than two-thirds of the million-dollar awards compensate victims or relatives for genuinely serious injuries, such as death or permanent paralysis, reflecting a laudable determination by juries...
Although Frank was denied a pardon in 1983, this time, the Georgia pardons and paroles board accepted the arguments of attorneys representing Jewish organizations that Frank had been denied justice. "The state failed to protect Frank or guarantee him an appeal," said Pardons Board Chairman Wayne Snow. "The truth is, we were interested in doing the right thing." CONGRESS A Vote to Ban Lie Detectors...