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...were violence-prone and manipulated by corrupt union leaders. He also profited from divisions within the Peronist camp. After a brawling convention last September, the union leaders won the nod for Luder, a constitutional lawyer and former Senate president. Already perceived as a labor puppet, Luder and his running mate Deolindo Bittel often found themselves overshadowed by a fistful of union nabobs, including the party vice president, Lorenzo Miguel, leader of 140,000 metalworkers, who has been accused of sparking union violence. Says Francisco Manrique, leader of the small Federal Party: "It looked like Luder in government, Miguel in power...
...beautiful, wealthy and unfulfilled woman leaves her husband and the comforts of a Fifth Avenue apartment to become a "courtesan to truth," or more literally, to Lautner. Her predicament revolves around her inability to determine what constitutes duty--to an oppressive mother, an enfeebled father, a rigid and insecure mate--and to free herself of all unincurred obligation. Secondly, she aims to lead a moral life, to fight hungers of all sorts. Her dream is rooted in memories of a past vacation trip to India...
...Iowa simmering. By the time he reached Florida last Monday, at an appearance 20 miles from the Cape Canaveral pad where he was first launched to prominence 21 years ago, he had a retort to Mondale written out: "For him to criticize me is a little like the first mate on the Titanic criticizing someone for going for a Lifeboat." He tagged Mondale as part of the Carter Administration that had given the country 21% interest rates and 17% inflation, leaving behind a deep economic mess. Glenn conceded that he had voted for some of Reagan's proposals...
...galvanizing women's issues, such as the Equal Rights Amendment and abortion, the Democratic Party is usually viewed as more sympathetic. Come convention time, however, there will be countervailing pressure on the nominee to use traditional yardsticks, such as geographical and ideological balance, to select a potential running mate. "It's a no-win situation," comments one D.N.C. official. "If the nominee chooses a woman, he'll be accused of caving in to the activists. If he doesn't, he'll still just be a good...
...woman for President or Vice President because "historically the Republican Party is where women have made the most advances." Indeed, should Ronald Reagan bow out in 1984, putting George Bush in the race for the presidency and leaving the vice presidency open, there are several G.O.P. women with running-mate potential. Not given serious consideration: Reagan's United Nations Ambassador, Jeane Kirkpatrick, a card-carrying Democrat whose hard-liner image is considered a turnofffor many women voters. The possible contenders...