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...Europe, but without any special affection for either, Thatcher in effect is something of a "British Gaullist." She would like to move away from European economic and monetary union but toward a single foreign and defense policy for the European Community. Although Thatcher is personally a strong backer of Israel, Tory policy is likely to be more pro-Arab than under Callaghan. There are also strong indications that Thatcher will promptly authorize the sale of 250 or so Harrier jet fighters to China, a move that will both outrage the Soviets and disturb the U.S., by increasing Soviet fears...
...reputation as a backer of terrorist organizations. That is malicious propaganda used against us, and there is no proof of those charges...
...Komiteh's militia, the so-called Islamic Guard, will be melded into a secular national guard commanded by a council headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ibrahim Yazdi, Khomeini's most ardent backer in the Bazargan government...
...Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.), the administration's solid backer from the beginning, ushered a version of the original bill through the Senate under fire from the medical establishment, and he will probably shepherd the revised version through as well. Leadership in both houses, however, has not proven as rancorous as younger members who feel ignored by Carter, courted by the hospital lobby and pressured by influential constituents who serve as hospital trustees. If Carter now shows a greater understanding of the political process, his compromises have not saved the bill from an essential misperception of the nature...
...This commission is an excellent first step towards cleaning up the government's reputation," State Rep. John Murphy, an early backer of the new statute, said recently. "But its creation is not going to stop unethical people," he added quickly...