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...this case be aired in a responsible forum." Such a forum no half-hour television program could possibly be. Some of the asperity in the ensuing questions, particularly by NBC'S Andrea Mitchell, probably came from the press's sense that it was being used as a conduit to serve Allen's ends. Questioners rummaged once again through the familiar story of the unreported $1,000 Japanese tip and all the evasions and revisions since then. Marvin Kalb, coolly and skillfully closed the program with two prescient questions: "Do you feel that you have been wronged...
...tone curiously like that the Government imposed on television when parceling out its scarce and lucrative channels. "Equal time" and the "fairness doctrine" have narrow, legalistic application, but the public has extended these phrases to mean that the entire press should be a neutral, unbiased conduit of information. This notion of the press as a quasi public utility would have enraged the domineering newspaper czars of earlier days. It might also have distressed the constitutional forefathers, who counted on a competitive free press to initiate robust, even unsporting debate...
Clausen's mandate is anything but clear. Though Ronald Reagan approved his selection by Jimmy Carter last October, the White House has let Clausen understand in no uncertain terms that the Administration will be watching to see if the World Bank can become a more effective conduit for U.S. foreign aid. Dismayed with the liberal image that the bank acquired during the 13-year presidency of Robert S. McNamara, the White House has reluctantly agreed to provide money promised by the last Administration but at a slower pace...
...sinister handmaiden of Soviet military adventurism has been covert action and mischief-making by proxy. There are widespread reports, for example, that the Soviets encouraged Libya's Muammar Gaddafi in his recent annexation of the central African nation of Chad. Libya has long been a conduit for Soviet arms to the Palestine Liberation Organization, as well as revolutionary groups in the Philippines, Chile and Turkey. Congress should repeal or amend legislation that limits the ability of the CIA to conduct clandestine operations abroad...
...outskirts of Bonn on Sept. 18 and 19. Christopher presented the quick and clean solution, and the Iranian seemed open to the idea. Recalls one U.S. participant in the talks: "He was obviously interested. We thought we were very close to getting something done. At last we had a conduit to Khomeini." But the possible breakthrough was soon smashed. Iraq invaded Iran, and the leadership in Iran turned its attention away from the hostages. The American diplomats switched to the other alternative of detailed negotiations. After the American election, the possibility of a deal faced a new and strict deadline...