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...most prominent voice from outside the Administration among the appointed members. When phoned on Sunday night and offered the position, Strauss, who served as President Carter's special envoy to the Middle East, turned to his wife and said, "You know that is really a loser." She told him that he was always complaining about Administration policy, so he should either take the job or "hush up." Not being one to hush up, he agreed to accept if he had the right to remain "highly independent...
...loser was the opposition Japan Socialist Party, which gave up four of its 48 seats. Plagued by factional fighting, the Socialists alienated themselves from their constituents by arguing over such issues as whether Japan should opt for unarmed neutrality and break its longstanding security treaty with the U.S. The party failed to win a single seat in some of the largest districts, including Tokyo and Osaka. After the election, many members called for the resignation of Chairman Ichio Asukata, 68, who had led the group since...
...that fledgling Tory government fell after only 6½ months, the victim of Clark's brash style and unpopular austerity measures. Although Clark continued as Tory leader until stepping down in January to allow last week's convention, he was dogged by a reputation as a loser, and the party was torn by internecine squabbling...
...that when a white person reaches out to Blacks, his motives are suspect, he is being 'patronizing?'" asks Hudlin. "It makes you wonder if an honest reach-out and a sympathetic response will ever be possible? And when a Black is a loser, say when my work is rejected by a white organization. I still have that knee-jerk response--is it because I'm Black? You don't want to cry 'wolf,' but you can never know for sure. That's why Blacks suffer from hypertension and high blood pressure. They can't win. They don't want...
...woman's consent: "I don't want to be in the position [on crossexamination] of saying, 'Didn't you really want it?' " Most of her clients are drug defendants. One, accused of being the ringleader of West Coast cocaine dealers, looked like a sure loser after his codefendant turned state's evidence the morning the trial began. But after testifying, under Arguedas' careful guidance, that he had been on hand during drug deals only because he was the other man's lover, her client was acquitted-a verdict that surprised even Arguedas...