Word: camped
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Devoid of a major victory since the Michigan caucuses in late March, the Jackson camp harbors no one who believes the fantasy that he can win the nomination. But Jackson keeps running in hopes that a strong finish in the June 7 California and New Jersey primaries will help him exact concessions from Dukakis. The problem is that the usually sure-footed Jackson seems confused about the best way to maximize his influence. In recent weeks this candidate who will not concede has vacillated between his long-cherished role as the ultimate maverick and his fledging status as a highly...
...Vice President's camp professes confidence that Bush will do better once California voters are more familiar with him. Just as important, Dukakis' image is also hazy. Reporters doing voter interviews are amused to discover that some citizens say they prefer "Dukis" or "Duksis" to Bush. So far Dukakis has managed to impress liberals as a liberal and moderates as a moderate. Bush argues that familiarity with Dukakis will breed voter contempt. "When I see one poll saying that two-thirds of the public think Dukakis is more conservative than I am, I say, 'Hey, what in the world goes...
...saying he came away from the hostage transaction with millions of dollars in fees from the French, a claim that is hotly disputed. "Manucher can barely make rent these days," says a relative. Chirac has denied making payments to free the hostages. A member of the Chirac camp well briefed on the hostage case called Ghorbanifar's story a "big fat joke...
...crash's aftermath, each camp has recommended that the other change its ways. So far, except for mostly symbolic gestures, neither is budging. Says George Ball, chairman of Prudential-Bache Securities: "It's almost like a game of chicken. Nobody wants to be the first to give in." Even the two separate federal regulatory agencies that oversee the markets are at a standoff. If any new safeguards need to be imposed, Congress may have to take the initiative by default...
Last week Israeli authorities flexed another bureaucratic muscle. They ordered Gaza's 400,000 residents over the age of 16 to exchange their green identity folders for new booklets marked with different color codes. The Israelis say the codes indicate refugee-camp residence; the Palestinians say they identify political activists. Despite orders from the uprising's leaders not to comply, thousands of Gazans lined up in sweltering airless tents last week to receive their new documents. Said Major General Yitzhak Mordechai, Gaza's military commander: "They have to be clear they are under Israeli law, Israeli government...