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Republican presidential hopefuls are lending the far-right Christian Coalition some clout, judging by the lineup for the two-day conference that kicked off in Washington today. Among the prominent Republicans scheduled to address the religious stalwarts: Texas Senator Phil Gramm, former Veep Dan Quayle, former Education Secretary Lamar Alexander and former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney -- all rumored aspirants for the top of the G.O.P. ticket...
...World War II era saw the further entrenchment of Bechtel's financial and political clout. The federal government turned to Bechtel to construct warships for both the British and American fleets. And after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Secretary of War Henry Stimson literally ordered Bechtel to build the Alaska Oil Highway...
Still, he is trading on his clout, which just last week brought home new pork, saving more than 500 jobs which had been scheduled to be cut at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Mass...
...real issue isn't a double standard; it's the censorious clout of the rating system. Jack Valenti, the MPAA boss who invented the system, insists it is "purely voluntary" and meant only as a guide to parents. If that were so, he would allow separate versions of a film (R and NC-17) to play in different theaters. Then smart, serious moviemakers like Stone, Smith and Megahey would be able to write and direct pictures to their own standards, and not a 16- year...
...Union ship), the college is a proud dinosaur of the Old South, notable today for two things. One is its alumni network, which includes at least one South Carolina Senator, one former Governor and countless other sons of Dixie whose extraordinary mutual loyalty gives them enormous local clout. The other is its abysmal treatment of freshmen, or "knobs," so named because their shaved heads resemble doorknobs. Some claim the first flows from the second, as adversity forges lasting friendships. Others say it's not worth it: the school has withstood claims of hazing, particularly an incident involving a black cadet...