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...Zirois said such criticism by party leaders will only result in a backlash from the large number of Buchanan backers who comprise the party itself...
...Clinton, who made sure to put in a weekend appearance in the state, won a handsome 90 percent of the Democratic primary vote. Both Dole and Forbes suffered commensurately, and Lamar Alexander, the third-place finisher, found more ears for his argument of electability. "There's been a backlash against negative advertising and he capitalized on it," says TIME Managing Editor Walter Isaacson. "He seems to be the decent candidate, although people will still have a lot of doubt about him." Said Alexander after the tallies came in: "The Republican Party will never unify behind...
These misconceptions about the Internet have led to a Congressional backlash. Most of the uproar over the CDA comes not from its restrictions on the well-defined category of "obscene" material, but over the fuzzier genre of "indecency...
...with Yeltsin politically strong and communist economic institutions and practices still intact, it was right for the U.S. to give active support to the creation of a market economy in Russia. Now, with Yeltsin politically weak, much of the work of destroying the communist economic system accomplished and a backlash against its inevitable costs cresting, the American activism of three years ago is out of place. In October 1993, when Yeltsin's opponents challenged his presidency by force, it was an act of principle as well as prudence for the U.S. to stand beside him. In '96, when they...
MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, TIME HAS TAKEN a bold step against the lopsided media tide in selecting Newt Gingrich for the coveted title Man of the Year [Dec. 25-Jan. 1]. Your acknowledgment of his solid leadership and concentrated efforts to rebuild America, despite media backlash and potential damage to his political career, is admirable. Congratulations to Gingrich, who deserves the recognition. ANKA J. BULAICH Watsonville, California...