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Accordingly, he was not afraid of death and lived long and happily. He would have eaten cyclamates without a qualm, but he was not concerned about being fat either. And so, puffing gently at his pipe and sipping his whisky, he lived on, chatting with other old men, much too...

Author: By Esther Dyson, | Title: Cabbages and Kings Giving Up the Ghost | 1/14/1970 | See Source »

Masterly Performance. While Agnew and Nixon's Cabinet circuit riders were spreading a tough evangelical line from a multitude of pulpits, Nixon himself -contented with public response to his Viet Nam speech and buoyed by pro-Administration demonstrations-stuck with gentler preaching to the converted. On the 51st anniversary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE POLITICS OF POLARIZATION | 11/21/1969 | See Source »

While most journalists and observer's have contented themselves with pointing out the pacifity of the Washington Mobilization, making only passing references to a few "rowdies" or crazy militants who rioted outside the Justice Department, the significance of these militants' actions should not be overlooked.

Author: By Robert M. Krim, | Title: D. C. Protest Points to Growing Militance | 11/18/1969 | See Source »

Although the Civil Rights Organization began to apply more and more pressure and grew stronger and stronger, a split was developing within it. Some of the CRO people insisted that equal civil rights was all that they wanted, others began to think in terms of toppling the whole Ulster regime...

Author: By Shan VAN Vocht, | Title: Ireland: If Joyce Could See It Now | 9/22/1969 | See Source »

So strong was the feeling in the Senate, however, that the Administration contented itself with mere announcement of opposition. A watered-down Republican substitute never aroused much enthusiasm, and liberals and conservatives alike united to assert the power and independence of the Senate against the Executive.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Commitments Resolution | 7/4/1969 | See Source »

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