Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Much of the wiretap information did not get beyond the FBI's New York office, where top officials showed little enthusiasm for pursuing leads on Democratic corruption at a time when a Democratic Administration held power in Washington. Lee Laster, who was in charge of the office, and Kenneth Walton, his deputy, provoked a furor among their subordinates by insisting that Orlando was too tainted to be used as an informant and, further, that Orlando should be prosecuted...
Despite Bok's professed enthusiasm for their cause, these professors say they have still encountered obstacles. Several of the recommendations of the President's Committee on the Practice of the Arts have yet to be implemented...
...that young voters are more liberal on social issues than Reagan or his party. "Students do not support the Republican platform on issues like the environment or the Equal Rights Amendment," he says. "I think the shift is toward Reagan and not Reaganism." But whether fickle or faithful, the enthusiasm of young voters for Reagan is playing an important, and surprising, role in the current campaign. -By William R. Doerner...
...from a Jewish house but a Roman Catholic one, evidence of the Rav's universality. Says Father Lawrence Boadt, an editor for Paulist Press: "We thought this would be a very effective book for Christians. Soloveitchik is one of the greatest mystical thinkers in the United States." Catholic enthusiasm for the book is also significant because in 1964, during the Second Vatican Council, Soloveitchik announced his opposition to theological discussions between Jews and Christians. Interfaith talks, he wrote in one of his rare essays, must be limited to secular topics. Though his policy encourages some contact with Christians...
...year this fall, the council, which is funded by a $10 charge on each student's term bill, has experienced a dramatic rise in candidates for its 88 seats, with 175 undergrads vying for spots. The rest of us could do well to take a cue from the increased enthusiasm of those who would be reps, and take the 90 seconds or so necessary to cast our votes...