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...group headed by Berlusconi and two French businessmen with ties to President Mitterrand. Opposition leaders charged that the new channel would have a pro- Socialist bias and that it was being rushed on the air to beat the March 16 legislative elections, which the Socialists are in danger of losing. Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac, a leading Mitterrand foe, even tried to thwart the channel's start-up by closing access to the top of the Eiffel Tower, where technicians were about to install an antenna. Government officials stepped in to have it reopened...
Appreciation of Aquino in Washington is relatively new. Early on, many in the Administration dismissed her as inexperienced. They were especially concerned that if elected, she would demand that the U.S. abandon its military bases at Clark and Subic Bay Naval Station. There appears to be little danger of that, however. In a speech last month before the joint Philippine and foreign Chambers of Commerce, Aquino promised that she would consult other nations in the region and "especially" the Filipino people before signing any new treaty. Since then, she has repeatedly maintained that she would honor the present agreement until...
...year's defense spending at this year's level, and some warn of defense cuts of up to $50 billion. In his televised response to the President's address, House Democratic Majority Leader Jim Wright argued that limiting defense spending would be necessary since budget deficits "themselves pose a danger to our national security." Even some members of the President's own party were moved more by the exigencies of red ink than by the Soviet threat. "It's my feeling that the President's appeal will not fly," stated G.O.P. Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa...
Further muddying the debate, is that some advocates of increasing the Midgetman's size actually do not want the missile but hope to divert funds to the MX. Amid the confused crossfire, Washington is in danger of losing sight of the basic strategic issue involved: a small mobile missile can help make America's land-based arsenal more secure while at the same time making the nuclear balance more stable...
...door of the gulag a crack and blitzing the West with proposals of all kinds, Gorbachev is raising expectations in the West for this year's $ summit. If those high hopes are dashed, Reagan is likely to get the blame. The White House seems to be aware of the danger. Last week Reagan unveiled a counteroffer on INF that exempts Britain and France from restricting their forces and moves toward compromise on other sticking points. There is still hard negotiating ahead, and Gorbachev last week warned that there must be "concrete progress" on arms control for a summit...