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...didn't have to wait for Ted Kennedy or Alan Cranston or any other liberal lawmaker to damn Reagan's actions by mentioning our only ill-fated war. Nicaragua was the first to bring up Vietnam...
...report released by the National Institute of Justice last fall concluded that "homosexuals are probably the most frequent victims" of hate-motivated violence, but the "criminal-justice system -- like the rest of society -- has not recognized the seriousness" of the problem. Senator Alan Cranston of California has introduced a bill that would require the Justice Department to record all hate crimes against homosexuals. Once that information is in hand, Cranston says, he will move to make such crimes a violation of federal civil rights laws...
Defenders will try to protect the pact by making sure that any refinements are expressed in the form of "declarations" or "understandings" that do not require negotiating a revised treaty with Moscow. California Democrat Alan Cranston, who will be a leader in the fight for ratification, says Senate approval will ultimately depend not on "who's for or against it" but on "who will withstand the killer amendments...
...optimism. But many of them let the General Secretary know that some positive Soviet actions were necessary to improve relations. Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat, noted that a timetable for Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan "would help" win Senate ratification for INF. Senate Democratic Whip Alan Cranston of California asked what could be done to speed the START talks along. "You know what needs doing," replied Gorbachev. He pointed out that the Soviet Union was now sending out "good vibes" and added, "We need good vibes from...
...misconduct agaonst any PLO diplomat employed by either office, one might ask why some congressmen think that these offices should be closed. The answer is that the pro-Israel lobby, 40 organizations strong, has insisted on the closing of the ofices. The supporters of these maneuvers include Senators Alan Cranston and Edward Kennedy, as well as presidential candidated Jack Kemp, Paul Simon, and Bob Dole...