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...various forces lined up against the environment are, at this year's Congressional battles will be fought on the issues of tion have a good measure of bipartisan support for the amending of the Clean Air and Water Acts. The great likelihood that this year's Congressional battles will be fought on the issues of the budget military spending and the economy--and the general dissatisfaction with the economy--mean environmental issues will get short shrift and could be fodder for political deals...
Such safeguards lessen the likelihood of jet lag's serious effects, even without the most formidable medical weapon: on-ground rest. Says the ex-general: "This job is easier than fighting a battle." How long the Secretary can go on with his pace without a greater toll, however, is a matter still very much airborne...
Strictly speaking, under the country's parliamentary system there is no reason why the right-wing parties have to include the Christian Democrats in the new government. But, understanding the need to retain strong U.S. backing, the rightists have negotiated at length with the Christian Democrats. In all likelihood the government will be headed by a President from ARENA (though not D'Aubuisson, who is generally acknowledged to be too controversial and abrasive for the job) and a Vice President from the P.C.N. The Christian Democrats may be offered a few of the lesser Cabinet posts in return...
...turnout requirement added a major hurdle to the passage of the constitution. It is useful to remember that, in the absence of the turnout stipulation, the constitution would have won easily no matter what opponents did--abstained or voted "no." That this additional hurdle--which greatly reduced the likelihood that the constitution would pass is now invoked to call into question the legitimacy of the passage is some what perverse...
...American defenses, the U.S. could wage and win a nuclear war. Despite the disclaimers of their leaders, some Soviet strategists almost certainly believe their country could do the same thing. Other specialists, both American and Soviet, are convinced that such thinking is almost insane, that it contributes to the likelihood of a war, and that once the conflict begins, it will not end until the planet has been destroyed...