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...realize that this is a capitalist country, and believe me I am an ardent believer in the free market system and perfect competition. But I don't think that these rules were meant to apply to much-needed community service groups...
...Assembly approval of those that require it. "Our politics must now cast aside its old shabby ways, which are incongruous with our level of economic development, and thus achieve an advanced form of democracy that we can proudly show to the world," said Chun. "The general public has an ardent desire to choose the President directly...
...toward the Soviets, his business partners on and off since the early 1920s. Readers will search in vain for indignation about the Soviet record on human rights. They will find instead a cuddly Lenin, a reasonable Gorbachev and a host of other blandly invoked leaders. Hammer calls himself an ardent capitalist; apparently this customer is always right...
...search of the plaque commemorating Compson's mythic jump. Years ago a group of Faulkner fans are said to have placed a bronze plaque on the side of the bridge that saw Compson's tumble. It is also said that not long ago, a group of equally ardent fans stole the plaque. We did not know that as we approached the bridge, eager to pay homage to the desperation Compson felt; I understood a bit of his confusion...
Trade divides the presidential contenders in both parties in ways that confound the traditional left-right political spectrum. Among Republicans, New York Congressman Jack Kemp is an ardent free trader, Vice President George Bush loyally supports the President's advocacy of limited sanctions against Japan, and Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole is, to put it bluntly, all over the map. The Kansas Senator has at various points supported both Senate Democrats and the Administration on trade while also aggressively promoting subsidies for agricultural exports. Trade is an issue for Republicans, but among Democrats it could emerge as the salient issue...