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This trip is a Sisyphean climb for a diplomat, and the path is well-worn by her predecessors. Tomorrow Albright meets with Arafat, presumably to insist once again on a security crackdown. One can only hope she can charm him as easily as she does Jesse Helms.
In addition, a double standard is at work in the Thernstroms' assertions about black shortcomings and white attitudes. For blacks, the Thernstroms have concrete data--marriage rates, test scores and employment figures. But a major part of their argument--that white racism has largely disappeared--rests on the answers that...
Senator Jesse Helms, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, opposes Governor William Weld's nomination as ambassador to Mexico because he feels Weld is not "ambassador quality." As a public service, we hereby provide a comparison of Weld's resume with that of former Mexican ambassador John Gavin, who...
Helms does require constant coddling. After a mild Washington Post piece last week quoted Democrats criticizing Senate Republicans for not confirming appointees more quickly, Helms took to the floor to tongue-lash the Administration. Republicans might wonder if such a man should hold all of them hostage to his whims...
WILLIAM WELD Would-be ambassador hangs himself out to dry by dissing Helms. Hasta la vista, Bill