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...just as surely as dropping bombs on a country." Others view the notion of hit teams as an inevitable escalation in the level of terrorism of the past few years. "It's ironic that in this day, this era, people are surprised," says Ray Cline, executive director at Georgetown's Center for Strategic and International Studies. "As an educational exercise for the American public, I suppose it [the story of the hit teams] may be a good thing. It will alert Americans to the number of violence-prone governments that would have no hesitation in putting out a contract...
...General could give the White House an excuse for dismissing Allen permanently. Meanwhile Allen's deputy, James Nance, is Acting National Security Advisor, but Administration insiders are already speculating about a permanent successor. The leading candidate: David Abshire, chairman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies at Georgetown University. A hard-line conservative, he is highly thought of by many State Department officials. In this respect, Allen's departure might produce another political dividend: it could ease the unseemly sniping between the National Security Advisor and the State Department...
...Georgetown. Of all the talent coming out of high school last year, the most was signed by Georgetown Coach John Thompson. This includes local favorite Pat Ewing from Cambridge Rindge and Latin and two other high school All-Americans. And, like Louisville, the Hoyas return all of last year's starters...
...book is dedicated to "that lady in Chicago Ronald Reagan kept talking about during the entire campaign because he said she cheated on welfare." But once underway, the author turns almost exclusively to topics like the real estate market in Georgetown, the inconveniences of the Eastern shuttle and the tribulations of a family man tending the flock on Martha's Vineyard. After a while, you're sure there's got to be something more poignant to relate than speculation about Jackie Onnasis' plans to move in next door and Bergdorf Goodman's arrival to follow. If he can't stand...