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Following from this kind of perception comes a real diminution of Carter's ability to act decisively and effectively, either abroad or at home. Yet when Carter's aides challenge his critics to explain what he should be doing differently, the rhetoric is strong, but the answers are far from persuasive. If Americans feel resentful at the sense of being pushed around, and many do, they also remain deeply wary of any new military involvement in the far corners of the world...
...work done, but to peruse the desks of everyone else in the office, thus keeping one step ahead of his superiors. He would gleefully fill me in on his findings the moment I arrived, the first wave in a day-long deluge of chatter that made it impossible for either of us to get any work done. My life became a mind-numbing swamp of monologues about who got what promotion, why it was undeserved, which employees hated each other and why. "That goddam Elizabeth," Barnet would rant, "she's in there with Cobourn [his own boss] every...
...been relegated to the role of sideline observer, without much influence on either combatant. The Administration's position was that the Chinese intrusion was a direct result of the Soviet-encouraged Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, which, in turn, was seen as Moscow's response to the normalization...
Last week two more oil majors, following the lead of Exxon and Texaco, announced that they were gloomy enough over the continuing world oil shortfall to begin rationing fuel to big customers. Phillips Petroleum and Shell, the nation's largest gasoline seller, have either cut refinery output or reduced dealers' delivery allocations; the cuts range from Shell's maximum of 8% to Phillips' much more drastic 30%. And the reductions could get worse. "After the second quarter, it's anybody's guess what will happen," says an Exxon spokesman...
Motorists will feel the supply pinch first. Gas stations in Florida and Oklahoma are already moving to reduce the number of hours they stay open. Drivers in Colorado are finding that some stations are either closing early or limiting sales. Airline flights continue to be affected; last week an Eastern Air Lines plane carrying Chairman Frank Borman from Miami to Atlanta was diverted to Tampa to take on fuel. These spot shortages will probably become more acute and will spread when warm weather leads to more driving and the Energy Department moves to ensure that no one region is disproportionately...