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...Courageously, he broke a pattern of stalemate and mutual hostility between Israel and Egypt, the most populous and politically powerful of Arab states. Sadat's countrymen welcomed him home from his peacemaking voyage with ululations of joy, as if he had led his legions to victory over their mortal foe. Other Arabs were shocked, puzzled or silent. The Saudis, whose oil wealth has helped keep Egypt from bankruptcy for the past ten years, went quietly but cautiously along. He received too the tacit support of Jordan's King Hussein. But radical Palestinians denounced Sadat as a traitor...
...endorsement. In early returns, the proposition that he continue in office was approved 4 to 1. "If Marcos ran a referendum free of fraud and coercion, he would still win with 70% of the vote," estimated an American observer in Manila. But every Filipino, whether he was friend or foe of Marcos, knew that the referendum was mostly a test vote on presidential popularity. A big yes would silence critics, while the balloting itself was a way for Filipinos of whatever persuasion to work off their frustrations. Said one former associate of the President: "The country is like...
Naturally pleased with his perfect record, Hanower still felt he fenced a "little sloppily" in his first two bouts. In his third, however, he fenced extremely efficiently, polishing off his foe in 19 seconds, three seconds shy of the unofficial record for the shortest Crimson victory ever...
...ultrarightist National Rally, which exploited monarchist sentiment and pockets of junta nostalgia and siphoned off votes from New Democracy's conservative wing. Under the peculiarities of the system, the National Rally's five seats would have translated into 30 additional seats for Caramanlis. But friend and foe alike agreed that another important factor was the contrasting campaign styles-and personalities-of Caramanlis and Papandreou...
...agostino trotted out next to face a foe he had beaten each of the last two years by a single point. This time, however, he suffered a slight concussion in the first period and went down to a 6-4 defeat that ended his hopes for an undefeated season before they even got off the ground. D'agostino lost only once last year...