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This charge was always nonsense, but cold warriors never imagined they would ever have the chance to prove it. Now they do. The coldest of cold warriors are among those advocating the most radical and generous embrace of the erstwhile enemy. Edward Teller, father of the H-bomb and Dr. Strangelove himself, calls Western assistance for Russia more justified than even the Marshall Plan. Richard Nixon, lifelong anticommunist, pushes massive Western aid and debt relief for Russia. One high Reagan Administration official, Fred Ikle, has gone so far as to propose a "defense community" between America and Russia modeled...
...Because critics are beneath contempt, they think they are above reproach. And they may be right. Once, when a notoriously generous reviewer was accused of taking Hollywood money, a cynical colleague dismissed the charges: "Why pay for something you can get for free...
...translation from the election-year code book was needed to make that message clear. With recession-sore Americans demanding economic relief and right-wing Republican challenger Pat Buchanan riding an America First bandwagon, Bush is determined not to give anyone the impression that he is being overly generous to foreigners. If that discourages Yeltsin...
Clinton has expanded and restructured vocational education in the state to include generous apprenticeship and technical training programs which have kept more non-college bound students in high school. And he has not quarantined vo-tech programs in urban areas but has kept them integrated into larger high schools...
Mason was a major figure in establishing U.S. commitment and responsibility to less developed countries in our time," said Kennedy School Dean Albert D. Carnesale. "He led a remarkable and generous life, combining scholarship and commitment to public service...