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...when a questioner described the Democratic platform as "antireligion," Mondale replied, "I have my faith, and it's my whole being. What makes America great is that our faith is between ourselves, our conscience and our God. We don't have to clear our faith by passing muster with some politician who happens to be running against us." On abortion, Mondale declared, "It's a question I've prayed about, and I cannot bring myself to support the amendment that seems to be the test. The use of the state in that matter is the wrong...
...platform will be considered on Tuesday morning, out of the glare of TV, and disgruntled factions are unlikely to muster the 25% vote necessary to take a squabble to the floor. Says Dole: "The President is the candidate this year, not Jack Kemp or Bob Dole. We do have to protect the President in that platform...
Since neither of the two large groups even approached a majority in the 120-member Knesset, Shamir and Peres immediately began to woo the leaders of 13 smaller parties in the hope of forming a coalition that could muster at least 61 seats. Day after day, potential allies trooped in to state their conditions to Shamir and Peres. Rarely had the process seemed so fractured and complex. Though Labor had won the most seats, Likud appeared to be in a slightly better position to piece together a government because the splinter parties that are ideologically closer to Likud fared better...
There seemed to be strong sentiment for some sort of voluntary TV package put together by the N.C.A.A. The court appears to have left room for a loosened arrangement, but it remained unclear exactly what kind of plan could now pass muster. In the meantime, pressure for some schools to make private deals is already formidable...
Garcia, Roybal, and others must also monitor carefully the Simpson-Mazzoli bill. If they can demonstrate its harmful effects and lack of solvency, they may be able to muster the votes to alter the legislation. The last significant changes in immigration policy were made 19 years ago, when there was no Hispanic voice in the process...