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...Reagan Administration had been quietly pressing Marcos for some time to institute democratic reforms. With the assassination, however, Washington suddenly found itself facing an unexpected dilemma: How to keep the Philippine regime at arm's length without compromising U.S. strategic interests. The Administration quickly rejected calls to send a delegation to Aquino's funeral. Instead, officials decided that the "proper" representative was Michael Armacost, the U.S. Ambassador in Manila. Likewise, Reagan decided not to cancel his November visit too hastily. Such a move, officials argued, would amount to prejudging Marcos. Washington, however, did put considerable pressure...
...held a press conference on her Foster Grandparent program. Other subjects were ruled out. Reporters could not contain themselves. At the end, one blurted, "Is the President going to run?" Mrs. Reagan, a shrewd practitioner of silence herself, chuckled and replied sweetly, "Wait and see." What a delicious political dilemma it is. Each day a new intrigue...
...marijuana smokers, who may number as many as 30 million, the DEA program raises an old dilemma: the possibility of smoking tainted weed. Farming marijuana domestically, in fact, became a growth industry only when the U.S. provided funds for Mexico to use paraquat on its fields from 1975 to 1979, and contaminated samples began showing up in smuggled pot. Though not a single case of lung poisoning has so far been traced to marijuana use from that era, U.S. health officials estimate that nearly 10,000 users annually inhaled enough paraquat to be still considered at risk...
...Salvador. There should be no dilemma in choosing between elections and negotiations. There can be negotiations and elections, and by encouraging this we would help the process of national reconciliation. We believe that at some point we may be able to play a useful role in getting the two parties together. But I think it would be extremely risky to say what will happen next...
...right, Jesse Jackson has been part of both movements. His continued presence on the public stage is a reminder that the nation's racial dilemma is far from solved. And the stark fact that he, or any other black, cannot be elected President in 1984 is, understandably to Jackson, perhaps the most compelling reason for him to run. ? By Walter Isaacson...