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...Nicaragua is not a society open to opinion polls, it is hard to gauge where most of the 3 million citizens stand in the polarized debate. Dispassionate observers estimate that 15% are hard-core Sandinistas, 15% are militant opponents, and the rest, much like the U.S. Congressmen whose vote last week could have swung either way, blow with the prevailing winds. Although discontent has risen palpably since last October, when the government reimposed a state of emergency, the crackdown on civil liberties has not produced a significant rise in support for either the contras or the opposition parties. Most Nicaraguans...
Democratic leaders concede that the White House will be able next time to salvage at least some aid for the contras. The critical questions: How much? What kind? With what strings attached? Reagan originally chose to demand all or nothing, but many Congressmen are searching for a middle ground. Unwilling to cut off the contras altogether, yet eager to explore diplomatic avenues as well, they want to approach the Sandinistas with a mixture of carrot and stick...
...Some Congressmen, though, would like to curb the credit-card industry. Two bills have been introduced in the Senate to set a cap on the amount of interest that can be charged to credit-card users. Under current law, cards are regulated by the legislature of the state in which they were issued or in which the cardholder resides. Congress may also require that companies disclose more information when they solicit new customers. Under the provision of one bill, offers would have to state clearly the card's interest rate, annual fee and any potential penalties for late payment...
With today's showdown House vote expected to be extremely close, the White House gave congressmen a draft executive order that they said Reagan would sign if the $100 million was passed...
...Some Congressmen accuse Buchanan of trying to revive the Red-baiting of the McCarthy era with his remarks about the Democrats doing the Kremlin's work, among other canards. Indeed, President Reagan was said to be concerned about the harsh tone of Buchanan's newspaper column last week, and Chief of Staff Regan privately chided Buchanan for rushing his blast into print without first getting White House approval. Buchanan protests, "I'm not suggesting that anyone on the Hill is a Communist. But I do say that this is a choice between the freedom fighters and the Sandinistas." He adds...