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Spitzer and his colleagues were happy enough to give up the word masochism, but seemed stunned by the determination to chip away at the concept behind it. The feminists seemed surprised and indignant that the meeting descended into the usual picturesque result of successful lobbying: a bit of old-fashioned horse trading. "At one point they offered us a deal," said Walker. "If we backed off on masochism, they would create a sadistic disorder to cover wife beaters." No deal. The group began to discuss a supposed hallmark of masochism, the willingness to endure pain. "Oh, you mean, like early...
...true believers and the naysayers are many who regard SDI as a strategy that has yanked the Soviets back to the bargaining table by exploiting their greatest fear: that Uncle Sam will pull a technological rabbit out of his top hat. Some see Star Wars as the ultimate bargaining chip, to be traded away for sizable reductions in offensive weapons. Others want to take the cautious path of continuing research to see if a space shield is feasible before deciding whether to build it or negotiate with...
...relentless rally was not limited to the blue-chip stocks of the Dow. The Investor's Daily index of more than 5,200 stocks traded on the New York and American exchanges and over the counter had risen almost 33% in 1985 by the end of last week. From such familiar favorites as General Electric and American Express to small, obscure companies like California-based IntelliCorp, which is developing artificial-intelligence programs for computers, the large majority of share prices went up. If investors picked stocks by throwing darts at the Wall Street Journal listings, they stood an excellent chance...
...Congress to funding SDI. Says New York's Democratic Senator Daniel Moynihan: "Our leverage over the Russians with this program is considerable until that day when they figure out that they can sit back and wait for us to pull the plug on it. It is a great bargaining chip until it becomes a great white elephant...
...sources speculate that the Americans are being held not by pro-Libyan extremists, but by members of Islamic Jihad, a pro-Iranian organization that is trying to secure the release of 17 imprisoned Arab terrorists in Kuwait. Islamic Jihad apparently considers the American hostages, while alive, a useful bargaining chip. Anxious to take no chances, however, both Washington and London evacuated dozens of their citizens from West Beirut last week, leaving only about 65 Westerners in the bloodstained Muslim-held area of the city...