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...George Stephanopoulos and Harold Ickes also developed a political case for a veto: the President would prove he was a man of principle, dedicated to helping the poor. Ickes further argued that signing would hurt Democratic congressional candidates, mostly by enabling Republicans to portray themselves as far less extremist than their opponents contended. The Republicans could claim they had managed to produce a popular reform that even a Democratic President could accept...
Rabin's life ended with his assassination at the hands of a Jewish extremist who was opposed to Rabin's continued peace talks...
...irrational phobia that completely identifies Islamic extremism with Islamic fundamentalism has pervaded U.S. popular culture and foreign policy, leading to the characterization of Islamic parties as extremist, regardless of their specific policies. This unreasoning stereotype of an entire religion has even led to the sacrifice of democratic principles to prevent the rise of Islamic governments, paradoxically pushing popular movements towards an extremism aimed at recapturing their freedom. Only by recognizing that Islamic fundamentalism does not automatically equal Islamic extremism can we move towards a constructive analysis of Islamic governments and movements...
...military. Cleland has also distanced himself from President Clinton, who is not particularly popular in the state (polls show Clinton and Dole in a statistical dead heat). At the same time Cleland is reaching out to the Democratic base by supporting abortion rights and tying his opponent to the "extremist" Republican leadership in Congress. Democrats need to "stay in the sensible center" to win, Cleland says. "People want commonsense government...
When the House of Representatives voted last week to overturn President Clinton's veto of the ban on partial-birth abortion, some opponents saw more politics than principle behind the gesture. How better to portray Clinton as an extremist than by reminding voters that he had defended a practice that big majorities find repugnant? What better gift to give Bob Dole, as he searches for the wedge issues that might give him traction with the conservative and Roman Catholic voters who should form the base of his support...