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...times, when the confusion of multiple objects does not interfere with his scenes, Axinn writes palatable, single-theme poetry using tidy lines like "I shall fold you into myself." His voice is clear, and he does not create any discomfort for the reader. He is only trying to convey enjoyment...
Shultz's start is encouraging. Two weeks ago, the question of who should chair a Cabinet group on international economic policy came before Reagan. It held the potential for a turf battle, the kind former Secretary Alexander Haig fought continuously, to the discomfort of the President. Shultz spoke up. "When I was Secretary of the Treasury, I felt I should chair the council. Just because I am Secretary of State, I see no reason to change that. Let Don [Regan] have it." Controversy was avoided; Shultz's influence subtly enlarged...
...removed from the danger and discomfort of West Beirut, in both a physical and symbolic sense, was the residence of U.S. Ambassador Robert Dillon. The house, from which Negotiator Habib has been operating for almost a month, is comfortably situated in the hills outside East Beirut. The tough and tight-lipped Habib has had little to say in public about the progress of negotiations, but it is known that he sternly told the Israelis to remove their ring of tanks from around the palace of his neighbor, Lebanese President Elias Sarkis, who happens to live across the road...
...unwritten understanding between the superpowers, dating from 1973, not to send any forces into the Middle East. White House Spokesman Larry Speakes said that Reagan had received the Soviet leader's letter in California and was working on a reply. But officials added that the Kremlin's discomfort would not affect U.S. plans if Habib's diplomatic efforts proved successful...
...Lavender Portfolio may simply have brought out the worst in its readers, those who found in it a fresh vehicle for which to ridicule gays, those who honestly distrusted the venture, those who confronted for the first time by evidence of gay sexuality--hid deeper discomfort even from themselves as they resorted to carping on artistic grounds. But the fact of a negative reception, which surely the GSA itself must have expected, is less troubling than the catch 22 it demonstrates for those who try to improve gay students predicament on campus...