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Noriega's bluster could not conceal the bitter truth that most Panamanians want the general out, and they want him out now. Yet the country has not been gripped by the same volatile passions that ignited mass protests in Haiti, South Korea and the Philippines in recent years. Last summer...
Especially disappointing is that the musical numbers in a film which is being billed as a comedy/musical, are strangely muted and lifeless. They don't match even the confrontation scenes in vitality.
These are tasks that should be undertaken seriously and soon. Otherwise the boastful claims of the Kennedy School's public management programs must bear a muted footenote: within resides a vision of public value, for men only. And as long as this continues, federal policymakers must legitimately ask if either...
A month before the Iowa caucuses, has there been any outcry over Robertson's TV tape? Not a bit. None of the Republican presidential candidates have dared to challenge Robertson on the church-state issue, even though the former televangelist may run third in Iowa. This seeming immunity from reproach...
The muted furor served Ortega's purposes well. In coming to Washington, his first such visit since 1979, Ortega aimed to promote Nicaragua's peace gestures, pressure Reagan to take steps toward talks and paint the contras as "sons of Reagan." The propaganda strategy was effective. While Ortega actually achieved...