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...army ranks. Some rebel commanders boast that army garrisons around the country have arranged for their own surrender, and that soldiers will turn themselves over to the mujahedin shortly after the last Soviets pull out. But according to one scenario making the rounds in Washington, the rebels will not need to manipulate the economic and military noose for very long. The ruling party, these analysts conclude, will hang itself. "The rot within the ((ruling party)) is already pronounced," says a State Department official. "It will only get worse after the Soviets are gone." According to U.S. officials, contingency plans...
This sort of timidity cuts to the heart of what is so troubling about anointing legislators for life. "The issue is not that we need to defeat incumbents," contends Fred Wertheimer, president of Common Cause. "It's just that competitive elections are what democracy is all about." What matters, in short, is not the amount that Congressmen are paid, but whether the nation can again create a political system in which they earn...
...trademark open-necked safari suit has been replaced by a sober, dark blue business suit. Stressing pragmatism over idealism, he has purged the left-wing fringe of the PNP, toned down his relationship with Fidel Castro and reassured jittery business leaders with talk of continued economic stability and the need for private investment. "I think there are two types of people," he said, "those who won't learn and those who try to learn. I try to learn from experience, to re-evaluate myself, to learn from my mistakes...
...want to go on the UFO and you need a break from Hurricanes, there is another amazing phenomenon you shouldn't miss--the casino. There are at least two major gambling establishments in Nassau, one in Cable Beach and one on Paradise Island...
Likewise, many welfare programs have not been all that productive in ameliorating the living conditions of the poor and homeless. What these people need is hope for a future, and to force them merely to survive until the next check arrives breeds a dependency that is hard to break. One promising program, which forms the crux of the newly-reformed welfare system, is that in which aid is combined with job-training. Such a plan has met with minor success in the states in which it had been introduced...