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...unlikely endorsement recently as an "excellent legislative proposal" by none other than Attorney General Edwin Meese. In response, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and eleven allied groups have drafted a letter to Meese charging that his action was a "betrayal of law enforcement" to the "money and clout of the gun lobby...
...often presidential commissions are long on advice but woefully short on real clout. Most AIDS watchers expected that Ronald Reagan's 13-member AIDS panel, with its checkered beginnings and lack of expertise, would be no different. But no one counted on the no-nonsense leadership of retired Navy Admiral James Watkins. In releasing a hard-hitting 60-page report last week, Watkins politely but firmly dismissed the moralistic posturing that has characterized much of the White House's response to the AIDS epidemic and outlined a realistic policy to control the spread of the disease. "We waste...
...white vote make it quite possible that Jackson will emerge from the Super Tuesday frenzy next week rivaling the front runner in delegate totals. Moreover, if he continues to attract a slice of white votes, he would become, at least for a while, the legitimate front runner, one whose clout could overshadow the little "yes, but" asterisk next to his name...
...longer fearful that a black will siphon votes from a liberal Democrat. They are integrated into well- disciplined state organizations, with sophisticated canvassing and get-out- the-vote operations. Since black Democrats turn out to vote in much larger proportion than do their white counterparts during the primaries, their clout will be considerable...
While IBM still carries heavy clout in the market for large mainframe computers, the company is getting bullied in two important product categories: personal and midsize machines. With its PCs holding sway as the industry's standard for business applications, IBM once commanded nearly 40% of the $25 billion personal-computer market. Today, IBM's share has shrunk to less than 30% as its recent models have suffered assaults from competing formats like Apple's versatile Macintosh. IBM's newest line of personal computers, the Personal System/2, got off to an initially promising start after its introduction last April, selling...