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...will have a greater capacity than Atlanta's 17,000-seat Omni Arena, Kirk was worried that the new facility might not be ready in time. Democrats were also unperturbed by the Texans' arguments that an Atlanta convention will inevitably feature an appearance by former President Jimmy Carter. Since Iranscam, chortled one party insider, "Ronald Reagan is doing a great job of making Carter look good...
...There appeared to be no single trigger. Though McFarlane's hospitalization came only two hours before he was scheduled to be questioned by a presidential commission investigating Iranscam, there was no indication that he faced any damaging new disclosures. Rather, the former Marine colonel seemed to friends to be tormented by a nagging general sense of failure. As National Security Adviser, he sometimes confessed frustration at being unable to "move these elephants," his unflattering description of the powerful foreign policy Pooh-Bahs in the Reagan Administration...
Although Gates will undoubtedly be questioned closely about Iranscam during confirmation hearings before the Senate Intelligence Committee next week, Committee Chairman David Boren says the session will not serve "as an inquisition on the Iran affair." Says Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont: "People up here are willing to give ((Gates)) the benefit of the doubt. He's going to give members of Congress a comfortable rather than confrontational feeling...
...factor in the rise of tension in Lebanon last week was Washington's invitation to six allies to attend a conference in Rome on the hostage crisis. Other governments vetoed the idea of the meeting, fearing that any joint action might jeopardize the lives of the kidnap victims. Moreover, Iranscam has deprived the U.S. of much of its credibility in terrorist diplomacy, and allies are more reluctant than usual to follow Washington's lead...
...enemy image' and use the high-powered information media to sow hatred toward the Soviet people." The Soviet leader still had hopes of holding arms-control talks with the U.S. But he harbored serious doubts about the political strength of President Reagan, who probably will have to contend with Iranscam for the next two years...