Word: musts
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There is no meaningful answer. The combinations of events in possible tragedies are infinite and unpredictable; the rituals of Cabinet and NSC meetings, addresses to the Congress and the American people that must follow a transfer of power are an automatic part of the system. A President could not avoid doing these things, even if he wanted...
...skeptics are right in claiming that every country has its season in the sun, becomes the flavor of the year for just a spell (if it's 1983, this must be China), this, without question, is the time of Thailand. Suddenly, faraway once-upon-a-time Siam has become the hottest destination in the world. In the past ten years, the number of tourists has tripled. Not coincidentally, the country boasts the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia, itself the fastest-growing area in the world. Last year, to celebrate the 60th birthday of the revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej...
...votes was no better than even with George Bush's. Today the Bush bulge, though marginal nationwide, translates into an intimidating electoral count approaching 270. This allows Bush greater flexibility in pursuing important states in no-man's-land and in attacking Dukakis territory. Dukakis, like a combat surgeon, must practice triage as he allocates precious assets to regions where his prospects can survive. His brave talk about waging a 50-state campaign rings hollow as his managers throttle back in about 15 states, most of them in the West and Deep South. Dukakis' electoral vote gap is becoming...
...premier battleground in the Midwest, the region Dukakis must dominate if he is to offset Bush's strength in the South and West. Neither candidate has gained traction in Illinois, which is why Dukakis last week made his sixth visit since July. Bush has appeared there four times. Marshaling Chicago's large black vote has been difficult for Dukakis. In Ohio Bush leads and plans at least one excursion a week to hold that advantage. Democrats outnumber Republicans in Ohio, as in neighboring Michigan. But Democratic union members ) have been slow to mobilize. Owen Beiber, president of the United Auto...
...true spite and malice one must now turn to P.J. O'Rourke, 40, a baby boomer who seems to have teethed on brass knuckles and suckled on bile. He is also one of the funniest writers in America, or anywhere else he may go to satisfy his desperate need to extract humor from folly and chaos...