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These instances suffice to illustrate the point that Mansfield and Murray and other New Right critics of affirmative action fail to grasp--that affirmative assistance, whether over or covert, has characterized important aspects of American social and political processes well before the evolution of contemporary affirmative action polices for Blacks. Hispanics, and women. While not usually declared as preferential practices for a given class of persons (though occupational and educational preferences for war veterans were and are so declared), what I call de facto affirmative action amounts to very much the same thing. And, like current practices, the de facto...
Peace, real peace with the absence of the hideous nuclear threat. That dream hangs out there beyond the fingertips of this President as it has all the others. It seems sometimes to recede just about the moment a President thinks it is in his grasp. Yes, he said, once the new negotiations begin he will concentrate heavily on arms control. "There will be constant communication about what is being said," Reagan declared. "And decisions will have to be made about what is a fair trade or not. My one principle about the talks is that we will not send negotiators...
...child in the face over and over again: "Svetlana did not break her bones, but she ruled her with an iron hand." The violence started, the acquaintance recalls, "when Olga began to have a mind of her own, which was pretty early, at about five." Svetlana apparently could not grasp that the child's displays of independence were perfectly normal. Says the friend: "Olga is a very spirited, independent girl, and her mother could never tolerate that, ever...
...stressed that Japan should open its markets in areas where the U.S. is particularly competitive, notably telecommunications, electronics, forest products and medical supplies. Nakasone replied that he was "keenly aware" of U.S. "frustration" and promised personally to "step in and deal with specific problems." He displayed a reassuring grasp of details: when American officials cited the dialysis machine as an example of products being kept out of the Japanese market, Nakasone surprised those present by knowing all about the device and the obstacles to its import...
...Moore and Adela long to discover what they term the "real India"--a mythical culture looming just beyond their grasp. The opportunity comes when the carrest, enthusiastic young Dr. Aziz (Victor Banerjee) invites them on an excursion to the famous Marabar caves...