Word: gamesmanship
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Behind the surprising statements and sweeping proposals, however, a certain gamesmanship was at work on both sides...
...choice in November comes down simply to a referendum on gamesmanship, not leadership, then Bush should win. Since James Baker took charge of the ill-focused campaign in August, the Bush forces have consistently outflanked, outthought and outfoxed their Democratic rivals. "The Republicans punch a button every four years, and all the old pros show up," says longtime Democratic wheelhorse Robert Strauss, chafing on the sidelines. "The Democrats bring out a bunch of bright, gracious people, who reinvent the wheel." Until the exiled John Sasso was summoned back on Labor Day weekend to become the de facto head...
...meeting, a motion for an informal vote on the issue was debated for an hour before failing to pass. Bok and his advisers have decided to address this pressing moral question by resorting to procedural wrangling. But while the meaningless arguments continue, the efforts at obfuscation increase, and the gamesmanship goes on, in South Africa as Transafrica's Randall Robinson said at Harvard, "the clock continues to tick...
...when they were blindsided by the peace talks. But the issue of contra aid, which will run out at the end of September unless renewed, was very much on everyone's mind. Indeed, the White House had launched its effort as a blend of diplomacy and political gamesmanship designed to influence Congress if the peace process falters...
Attorney General Edwin Meese called the plan reasonable and compassionate, but civil libertarians and many scientists assailed it as political gamesmanship. At issue are new Government regulations that require AIDS testing of some federal prisoners and all aliens seeking to live in the U.S. Immigrants who test positive will be denied residency. For convicts, the tests will be administered on entering the federal prison system and 60 days prior to release. Parole officers will be informed of positive results. The new regulations are the outgrowth of President Reagan's policy speech on AIDS two weeks ago. Less successful is Reagan...