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...Jackson had any doubts about how lame his reply sounded, they were speedily dispelled. Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert Strauss met with Jackson right after the debate and, with Mondale listening, told him sternly that a continued refusal to disavow Farrakhan would hinder party efforts to work out a convention compromise on Jackson's platform demands. Said one Jackson aide: "It was the first time I've ever seen Jesse take guff from anybody." Jackson tried unsuccessfully to phone Farrakhan; it seemed Likely that the candidate wanted to put more distance between himself and his raucous supporter...
This might seem somewhat optimistic, but consider this point. There are even benefits to assuming that discrimination does not exist. Minorities should not be constantly sensitive of their particular distinctiveness because that sensitivity will hinder their ability to approach situations relations with a positive attitude. If we expect to face discrimination, we will surely meet up with...
...same time, Jackson must show his black supporters that he has exacted a price for his allegiance. In addition to opposing second primaries, Jackson wants to change party rules that hinder minority candidates by, for instance, requiring that they win 20% of the vote in a congressional district to qualify for delegates. Jackson points out that to date he has won 17% of the popular vote, yet holds only 7% of the delegates. Responding to Jackson's claim that he was "robbed" of 220 delegates, Manatt promised to ask state chairmen to consider allocating Jackson unpledged convention delegates. Meanwhile...
Musselman said neither the blister nor the 8 2/3 innings of work would hinder his pitching in the first game of Harvard's twinbill with Princeton Sunday. "It was just a little blister," he said. "I knew it was going to break sooner or later...
...first, Feldstein was influential in policymaking. He argued that the deficit would hinder the economic recovery and insisted that the Administration project G.N.P. growth for 1983 at a cautious 3%, a forecast in line with what private economists were saying. When the White House was preparing its budget message early last year, Feldstein and Stockman helped persuade the President, over objections from the supply-siders, to propose a contingency tax designed to boost revenues in 1985 if the deficits were still too high. Feldstein's austere outlook and recommendations earned him the nickname "Dr. Gloom...