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Next week Kissinger will appear again before the Foreign Relations Committee to answer questions. The now prevailing interpretation: Kissinger approved of the wiretaps, and his forceful demand that the leaks be plugged may well have been a major factor in the President's decision to order them. But Kissinger only...
The loudest catcalls for constructive ambiguity came from British critics of Kissinger who had a heavy stake in Cyprus. But working-level foreign service officers were also vocal in their complaints against his policy. They thought that the Secretary had ignored early warnings that a Cyprus coup might be in...
Making his first appearance before the high court, St. Clair proved more assured and forceful than Jaworski. He folded his hands at ease on the lectern, waved his dark-rimmed glasses to emphasize an argument. Brilliantly maneuvering to make the best of a case that many constitutional experts consider untenable...
The Knights and their editors do seem to agree on one point: that the papers should play a forceful role in the communities they serve. The Philadelphia Inquirer, once a model of police-blotter journalism, has become an important voice in local issues since Knight took it over in 1969...
James Abourezk, 43, one of 14 Lebanese-Americans in South Dakota, is a relaxed, informal politician who finds the U.S. Senate a bit too stuffy. Liberal Democrat Abourezk (pronounced Aber-esk) decided to study law at 32, went to Congress at 39 and, after a single term, captured his Senate...