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...don’t get the injunction, we plan to appeal immediately to the Third Circuit,” Greenfield said...
...other politician like that? One of Arnold's predecessors as Governor, Ronald Reagan, was a child of the popular culture. But he belonged to an earlier generation; he never made fun of himself as a movie star (that was left to others). And in office, his occasional appeal to movie references--"Go ahead, make my day"--was uneasily balanced by a moral Puritanism that helped cement a post-Dixie South into his coalition. Clinton tried to make himself look hip. But he always seemed suppliant to Hollywood, as if he were trying to be cool by association, never quite escaping...
...Democrats have no choice but to select General Wesley Clark as their presidential candidate for 2004 [NATION, Sept. 29]. Not only would Clark appeal to independent voters, but he would also have the support of many military veterans who would normally lean to the Republican Party but have become disaffected with Bush Administration policies. As a retired four-star general with 34 years in the Army, Clark would also represent a symbolic payback for many veterans who have had their loyalty impugned for questioning the motives behind Bush's war in Iraq. DOUG MARTIN Middletown...
...Last week's Party plenum showed that President Hu Jintao's administration is aware of the need to be more responsive about China's social problems?but it skirted the issue of political reform. Unless it tackles that, along with a determined effort to broaden its appeal in ways which address popular concerns, the heirs of the victory of 1949 could find themselves sharing Chiang's predicament...
...upcoming polls may be forcing the BJP to distance itself from the VHP. With four state elections taking place on Dec. 1, and a general election due within the year, the BJP's more moderate coalition partners are pressing it to adopt a less sectarian line in order to appeal to more voters. Says political analyst Praful Bidwai: "The relationship between the VHP and BJP looks bad, and it seems like the two will drift apart further." The implications for the region are no less important. While the bloody dispute over Kashmir has many causes, the stridently nationalist line adopted...