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...draft, and George Bush was up to his neck in the Iran-contra affair. Assume these conclusions (as most people do) because available evidence and common sense effectively refute the candidates' denials. Now what? Leave aside the actions themselves; they are less troublesome than the dissembling designed to conceal them. Is one lie somehow worse than the other? Does one reflect more negatively than the other on a politician's fitness to serve as President...
...staffs charge each other with demanding first dibs on the most desirable stars. Dennis Miller, whose talk show was canceled after six months of low ratings and C-list guests, blames The Tonight Show for strong-arm booking tactics. David Letterman, NBC's later- night wit who couldn't conceal his chagrin at being snubbed for Johnny Carson's job, now has other networks and syndicators strewing his restless passage with blank checks. NBC has already retained Saturday Night Live's Dana Carvey as Letterman's potential replacement...
Indeed, conservatives can barely conceal their glee over Thomas' performance. "The court no longer sees itself as the moral conscience of the nation bent on improving on the state of mankind," says Bruce Fein, a conservative legal scholar, approvingly. On the wall of Thomas' chambers is a Harriett Erlich drawing titled Freedom that shows three black children with outstretched arms. Thomas might ponder its message; his own liberation from the poverty of Pin Point, Ga., and his rise to the court would have been unthinkable without the body of liberal jurisprudence he now casts into doubt...
...more Quayle is derided for trying to address that need, however imperfectly, the less future politicians will try. Already H. Ross Perot thinks the word "principles" is nothing but a smokescreen to conceal one's values and positions...
...habits die hard, and former enemies may have trouble joining forces, even when their interests coincide. To many in Washington, the idea of allying with an intelligence service still aggressively seeking Western technology is anathema. As well-trained spies know, the cloak of friendship and cooperation may conceal the dagger of danger and deceit...