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Republicans are trying various strategies to blunt the economic issue. "Quite frankly, we are just avoiding it altogether," says Bob Heller, a strategist for the re-election campaign of Texas Congressman Jack Fields. Instead, Fields' ads picture him as a hard-working legislator who stays in close touch with his constituents. In hard-hit New England, some Republicans are trying to put distance between themselves and Reagan's policies. Rhode Island Congresswoman Claudine Schneider stresses the independence she showed in voting against many of the President's measures during her first term...
Sharon then said on Israeli television that he had decided not to call up a reserve brigade during the Lebanon invasion because he was afraid that antiwar sentiment in the ranks would blunt the unit's effectiveness. Members of the brigade denounced the charge and pointed out that they had indeed been summoned to the front...
...history. At the First Baptist Church in Washington, I prayed publicly for peace during a special early-morning service, and then the congregation adjourned so we could return to our homes in time to watch the arrival ceremonies on television. Sadat made a great speech, spelling out in very blunt terms the Arab requirements for any peace settlement. The meaning of the words themselves was muted by the fact that he was standing there alone, before his ancient enemies, holding out an olive branch. The Israeli welcome to him was truly remarkable. The Israelis were also facing their ancient enemy...
...large. Most people, for example, know little about sexual harassment in Harvard classrooms, and tend to underestimate its importance. But this does not make RUS's mission any less crucial. If a suitable substitute ever emerges perhaps a referendum would be more palatable, but now, it seems a blunt tool to stamp out a University Hall gadfly...
...made in 3-D. Imagine how tiresome it would be to see Jason, the monster in the hockey mask, polish off another group of dumb teenagers in an ordinary print. But this time, as they gambol through the woods whose mean paths he endlessly stalks, the sundry sharp and blunt instruments that are always ready to his hand come at them and the audience with a certain vivid super-reality. It is all so gruesome that horror turns to humor and the fun comes from the appreciation of being cleverly conned by Director Steve Miner. The way the eyeball...