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...strongly two years previously that he has brought in marginal candidates; these then become vulnerable when they run on their own. Nixon had no such vulnerable retinue: he was the first incoming President since Zachary Taylor in 1848 to fail to bring with him a majority in either chamber...
ANYONE waiting around the Senate chamber next January expecting certified Conservative James Buckley, the self-proclaimed voice of the new right, to storm in and begin breathing fire, is in for a surprise. Buckley, to political friend and enemy alike, is a thoroughly pleasant...
...Arrange for arbitration by neutral parties of any disputes that may eventually arise under the deal. The Swedes and Swiss or the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris are sound choices...
...produce valueless goods. A far-fetched analogy? Mumford finds pyramids lurking everywhere in modern life. He includes an illustration of a supercity proposed by Buckminster Fuller that looks like a pyramid but lacks any perceptible improvement in living conditions. Even the manned space capsule "corresponds exactly to the innermost chamber of the great pyramids, where the mummified body of the Pharaoh, surrounded by the miniaturized equipment necessary for magical travel to heaven, was placed...
...concert had to be performed in St. Paul's Church. The building itself is remarkably ugly, a huge, overblown quattricento monstrosity which does everything possible to offend the eye, but this would be excusable if it had good acoustics. However, the towering stone nave serves as a vast echo chamber to bounce and distort every sound the singers and instruments make. This concert was the first step in an attempt to break away from Sanders and experiment with other halls. With any luck, the other halls will be better than this...