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Such a deal that is not quite a deal could take many months to arrange. But the U.S. had better evolve a policy that goes beyond an endless intoning of - "No concessions." Whatever the fate of the hostages now held in Lebanon, the sad likelihood is that there will be other hostages in coming years to test the inventiveness of American diplomacy...
...unpatriotic too, but nothing since I came of political age has depressed me so much about American democracy as the apparent success of Bush's pledge offensive. What, after all, is American patriotism about? It's not about purple mountain majesties -- they have those in Switzerland. There was endless babble about "freedom" at the Republican Convention. But freedom doesn't mean reciting a loyalty oath on command. They have that kind of freedom in the U.S.S.R. American freedom means the right not to recite a loyalty oath if -- for reasons of religion, politics or simple perversity -- you don't want...
...Tostado. "He said the kids saw the movie so many times they thought passing the test was going to be as easy as the movie made it out to be. He said they didn't know it was so much hard work." A contributing factor: the distraction caused by endless visits from celebrities...
...were frequently indistinguishable. Martine de Courcel strikes a deeper Slavic chord when she says that Tolstoy's aim was to become a Fool of God. Count Leo was, of course, no fool, although many of his truths never got off the ground. His moralizing often seems as windy and endless as the steppes. Had he expounded his ideas about the utility of art earlier in his life, he might never have written his masterpieces of fiction...
...terms of impact on the fall election, Jackson's deal with Dukakis is a decidedly mixed bag: some major concessions, some quite minor. But nearly everything in the package is intended to strengthen Jackson's forces for the next round of his "endless campaign," in 1992 or 1996 or both. Details...