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...action now." To end the crisis, he would seek from Congress a "broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency, as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe." This was the passage that, somewhat ominously, drew the loudest applause...
France's Communist Party faces perhaps the biggest problem in the months ahead because its foreign policy is closely aligned with the Soviet Union's. Yet four Communists hold posts in the 44-member Cabinet of President François Mitterrand, an outspoken foe of Soviet imperialism who wasted no time in denouncing the declaration of martial law in Poland. While Communist Boss Georges Marchais parroted Moscow and Warsaw, blaming Solidarity for "overbidding," the Communist ministers had little choice but to endorse Mitterrand's strong criticism of the Polish move if they wanted to stay...
...will, in the meantime, deposit a variety of dead and near dead things at the back door and stalk away for a nap. He may shred the antique silk draperies or decide that the shower stall is a Bauhaus litter pan. Whether the cat is friend or foe, many would agree with the prominent 18th century naturalist, the Count de Buffon. The cat, he wrote, "appears to have feelings only for himself, loves only conditionally and only enters into relations [with people] in order to abuse them...
...human rights journal RCDA: Religion in Communist Dominated Areas. Predictably, Moscow denies the document's authenticity. Claiming never to have seen the memo, Soviet Religious Affairs Spokesman Yuri Smirnov told TIME that it is the work of "enemies" who are "trying to turn the church into a political foe of the state." Said Smirnov: "There is government control of the clergy only to the extent that any citizen is under control " But to Western observers familiar with religion in the U.S.S.R., the bureaucratic language of the document rings all too true. Throughout the report council commissioners invariably appear...
Once thought to be crutch for lovable the "biggies" have by vox populi been adopted by those who play competitive tennis as well as those of high society enjoy tennis foe its social value. Spectators at this year's U.S. Open, for instance, saw more than one-third of the competitors topspinning, lobbing, and winning with oversized--but no longer ostracized racquets...