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...their legislative wish list, polls show strong support for some kind of classroom prayer, making it less contentious than an antiabortion measure they might prefer. Best of all, Gingrich could offer the amendment without fully expecting it to come to pass, with whatever messy, real-world consequences it might entail. Even if approved by both houses of Congress -- affording Gingrich the delicious spectacle of watching Clinton agonize over a veto -- constitutional amendments must be further approved by three-quarters of the states, a long and bumpy road where most of them stall...
Epstein and Johnson had suggested that the reorganization of the public service structure would not mandate a search process but might simply entail the renaming of their positions...
...Hamas may have actually improved the prospects for peace by laying down a challenge the Israelis can only answer. "We can't afford to grant them the satisfaction of stopping the talks," says Health Minister Ephraim Sneh. "We have to defeat them, not surrender to their demands." That may entail accepting a less perfect peace than the Israelis had envisioned, with a less perfect partner than they had hoped, but a peace nonetheless...
...spent two years working with delegations from French-speaking countries, then joined a state-run law firm that handled inheritance and pension cases for Soviet citizens with relatives abroad. "He was not much of a lawyer," recalls a former associate. "He disliked responsibilities and shirked any job that might entail them, but he loved to be in the thick of things and loved making public speeches." What he did have was the gift of gab. "Boy, could he talk!" says another colleague. "Whenever he stood up, there was a whisper in the audience: 'Now Volodya is going to show...
...Yoon concludes by saying that "We may not be able to shut [skinheads] up, but we can certainly outnumber and outshout them." So much for interaction and discourse. And since when did rational argument ever entail outnumbering and shouting down your opponents? Larry...