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An avalanche of mismanagement still follows on Carter's heels and could engulf us any moment. But his eight-day display of determination and adroit maneuver has added a lustrous footnote to the pages of his thin volume of leadership success. Nothing more, or less.
Meantime, Luke and R2-D2 take off from Hoth in search of Yoda, an 800-year-old, three-foot-high Jedi master and wise-cracking philosopher who teaches Luke the intricacies of The Force. Yoda--a muppet-like creation operated by Frank Oz (Miss Piggy's human half)--proves a...
It was hardly the first political crisis to confront Menachem Begin in three turbulent years in office, but it was unquestionably the most precarious and acrimonious. Jolted by the surprise resignation of Defense Minister Ezer Weizman, the Israeli Prime Minister found himself under unprecedented attack from both the left and...
Banisadr tried to shore up his own position by a constitutional maneuver aimed at outflanking the mullahs. He presented Khomeini with an emergency program to save the Islamic revolution from "conspiracies." Specifically, he requested authority to appoint a Prime Minister. Khomeini, who has become increasingly irritated at Banisadr's...
Ever since the landmark Miranda decision in 1966, police have been prohibited from formally interrogating any person they take into custody if he invokes his right to remain silent until his lawyer is on hand. But does that mean officers cannot try to maneuver a suspect into speaking up about...