Word: followers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ABILITY to follow orders effectively without taking a stand is the stock and trade of the foreign policy establishment; it maximizes the prospects for further government service. Even worse than taking a stand on an issue is for a member of the establishment to "go public" with it, for that not only violates the mutual understanding within the club, but it seriously shortens his public life. It is unfortunate, however, that the demands of official survival so often conflict with the public's need to know what its government is doing, especially when the cost is measured in blood...
...double standard in this case is hardly justified, but it is an easy route to follow, given the lack of evidence in Vance's record. Perhaps sensing the difficulty, Vance has sought to fill the informational void with a series of recent pronouncements concerning important foreign policy issues. Unfortunately, few of these statements suggest a clear direction for foreign policy under Vance. While Vance has indicated opposition to present levels of American arms sales, for instance, he has failed to specify which countries should no longer receive military hardware. Similarly, in his introductory press conference, Vance emphasized the importance...
...written by James Phelan, 67, a crusty investigative reporter who has been covering the elusive billionaire for more than 20 years. Phelan managed to interview the only close associates from Hughes' latter years who so far have been willing to talk. Excerpts from their often chilling testimony follow...
...first group of apartments will be ready for occupancy in January, and other units will follow in the next few months...
Mezer said the prosecution team had made its own recommendations to the judge before sentencing. He would not specify the proposal, but said that "the Judge did not follow our recommendations...