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On Wednesday night, the featured speaker is Edward Kennedy, who may place Mondale's name in nomination. The Massachusetts Senator is an inconsistent orator, but he can soar when the spirit moves him. Indeed, one of Mondale's minor problems is that his own acceptance speech Thursday night might sound...
Schroeder is a skilled orator and a tough politician. "Women should not campaign for the vice presidency," she maintains. "They should campaign for President. That's the way people get to be Vice President." She claims little or no interest in taking the No. 2 spot herself. That may...
That tempestuous scene was the culmination of a televised minidrama that began last January. An abrasive cadre of Republican "young Turks," frustrated by the accommodating style of O'Neill's golfing buddy Michel, began taking over the House floor every day after legislative hours to berate the Democrats...
Touré showed an affinity for independence at an early age. One of seven children, he was expelled from school at 15 for leading a protest against colonialism. After taking a job at Conakry's post office, he found that his charm and speaking talent made him a natural...
Cruel irony it is indeed that in one of the most populist-minded states of the Union, a form of government akin to that of absolute monarchy has prevailed in its capital. James Madison, writing in the Federalist of 1787, warned of the dangers facing all large legislative assemblies, noting...