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Perini officials could not be reached for comment last night...
...President has shown no sign that he is giving up on Watt. White House Spokesman Larry Speakes said Reagan found Watt's comment "embarrassing" but accepted his apology. The President is loyal - to a fault, say some of his aides-to those who are loyal to him; Watt has definitely been that. There may also be a tactical reason for Reagan's tolerance for his ill-spoken Interior Secretary. As the Administration has taken increasingly centrist positions, Watt has provided a kind of ideological protection for Reagan's right flank...
Will The Right Stuff help Glenn the candidate? Jim Johnson, acting campaign manager for Walter Mondale, Glenn's chief rival, is uncharacteristically catty: "The movie is going to make Glenn look old." That sort of belittling comment is a hint that Mondale aides are at least a little worried about the film's influence. Glenn staffers either dismiss the movie as a factor or play it up gingerly. "It plays no part in our strategy," says Bill White, head of Glenn's campaign. "On balance, though, it's more of a plus." One Democratic Party strategist...
Because of his relationship to Anderson, Bisnow saw more than his public image, and could comment on some of his flaws, such as his habit of speaking extemporaneously when he could have been using a well-prepared speech...
Both Jackson and Schwartz were in Washington yesterday and could not be reached for comment...