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Political insiders will contend that Barbara Bush could not speak her own mind even if she did disagree with her husband, the President; that, they will argue, is not the proper role of the First Lady...
...most potent arguments marshaled by defense contractors is that the cuts will turn American's military-industrial base into a Rust Belt, leaving the U.S. unable to supply its own defense needs. Some contractors contend, for example, that the cuts could knock them out of certain lines of business by driving away their suppliers. In one case, the Pentagon would temporarily end production of tanks at General Dynamics factories in Warren, Mich., and Lima, Ohio, then resume work by the end of the decade to make a new . generation of tanks. But General Dynamics argues that about...
Peterson says that Harvard will have to contend with the national drought of young academics if it decides to expand the Faculty...
...limit the cracks in the union to the Baltic region, he has certainly been underestimating the Georgians. The 5.4 million people of this small Caucasian republic have never forgotten the brief period of independence they enjoyed between 1918 and 1921, when invading Bolshevik forces imposed Soviet rule. The Georgians contend that they were illegally forced into the union, in violation of a 1920 "noninterference" treaty with Moscow...
...presents a dilemma for cigarette makers, brewers and distillers. If they fight the tide too strenuously, they risk further damage to their public image. But if they reduce their advertising profile too readily, their outlets for marketing could be extremely limited. In their defense, tobacco- and alcohol-industry groups contend that curbs on advertising violate their First Amendment rights to advertise products that are, after all, legal. "These warning-label bills are just another attempt to get around that," says Lauria, the Tobacco Institute spokesman...