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Politically, the announcements amounted to a strong reaffirmation of the Reagan Administration's approach to antitrust policy. They made it clearer than ever that large corporations no longer need fear the wrath of Washington simply because of their size...
...Caprice viennois, Mintz plays fast passages clearer than Kreisler and has a wide, loud vibrato in slow passages. Kreisler plays with more appeal, though, because his short notes and even harmonics get vibrato. Mintz plays the double stops (two notes sounded at the same time) more ambitiously than Kreisler, who plays nothing out of place...
...European public opinion needs a clearer explanation of why, 36 years after the end of World War II, its defense is still linked to U.S. nuclear power, Americans need to be reminded that there is no alternative to their special relationship with Europe. It is understandable that if the Continent decided to disarm, some might think the U.S. would do well to abandon Europe, along with the pride...
...same goes for official speculation about nuclear war in general. U.S. leaders should simply shut up on the subject-or at least make much clearer that they are determined to avoid nuclear war rather than create the impression that they are pondering how to fight it. It was a good sign when Secretary of State Haig acknowledged two weeks ago that "there's too much talk" about limited nuclear war and that "this talk should be terminated." Reagan's latest speech has also helped. Maybe when the rhetorical belligerence dies down on this side of the Atlantic...
...wants to say to a question he knows will be asked, the line can be charitably judged as offhand in phrasing and thought, something that isn't really a formal statement of policy. And therefore frustrating, not alone to reporters, but to anyone who hopes for a clearer reading of the President's mind...