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...Administration's plan was cloaked in secrecy, then unwrapped with theatrical effect. On Wednesday, House Republican Leader Robert Michel informed Ronald Reagan that resumption of U.S. military funding for the contras fighting Nicaragua's government was "dead in the water" unless there was a "change in the formulation of policy." The President offered no hint of any new flexibility. But the next morning he dispatched National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane to brief some 20 congressional leaders of both parties in the House Intelligence Committee's bug-proof room high in the Capitol. That afternoon Reagan held a press conference...
...YORK-Five Columbia students fasting in protest of the university's stocks in companies that do business in South Africa ended their 15-days hunger strike last night after a 95-minute meeting with university President Michel I. Sovern...
Kampelman, a politically savvy Democrat, endured his negotiator-turned- lobbyis t status without complaint. He shuttled between 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Capitol Hill, met privately with House Speaker Tip O'Neill of Massachusetts, an MX opponent, and coordinated strategy with Minority Leader Robert Michel of Illinois over a tuna-fish sandwich. He lectured House members on the folly of giving away bargaining tools to the Soviets: "As they enjoy the apple that falls from the tree that they did not have to pay for, they quite understandably wonder what other fruit will fall from that tree that they...
...Michel said the diskettes are designed for use with Lotus 1-2-3 software on the IBM personal computer and IBM-compatible machines...
...Michel said although purchasers have not yet returned questionnaires on the software, the initial response has been favorable and "we expect more major institutions and corporations to become interested as we start advertising...