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...Southern Republicans, he glosses over the fact that historically, Southern Democrats have been the most overtly racist members of the U.S power elite. Ultimately, it makes no real difference to the plight of Blacks in Mississippi if democrat John Stennis remains their senator of if some right-wing Republican oust him. Indeed, they might well be better off with the Republican. But by simplistically linking Blacks to a Democratic Party that has never adequately addressed their concerns, Hirschorn makes evident a political naivete and an utter ignorance of U.S. history that stems from an ugly and fundamental racism which debilitates...
...three Democratic candidates, as well as the President they seek to oust, are healthy for men their age. None smoke cigarettes. None are overweight, although the campaign prevents them from getting their normal exercise. Of the four, Mondale has the highest (but still normal) blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The former Vice President has had hypertension (high blood pressure); he takes several medicines (Dyazide, hydralazine and, lately, atenolol) to control it. Hart had a benign nodule on his thyroid gland removed in 1972, and takes Synthroid, a synthetic thyroid hormone, to forestall any new growths. Apparently neither candidate suffers...
...dozen ways to put the conflict to its own political advantage. At the time of the outbreak of the war Iran was in a state of anarchy; the Khomeini regime, though officially in power, had very limited control over the country. The various political groups that had united to oust the Shah were in the midst of a power struggle that had taken the country to the brink of civil war. Khomeini shrewdly used the war to restore unity to the country by redefining the struggle between the two nations as a battle in the eternal war between good...
...avenue for this success is three journalist friends who travel down to Nicaragua as the Sandinista drive to oust Somoza in 1979 is gaining momentum. There is, to be sure, a certain degree of caricature on the surface. The portrayal of the reporters--Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy and Gene Hackman--does little to break the stereotype of the foreign correspondent, as we get a vicarious glimpse into the (improbable) world of tough-talking, globe-trotting journalists...
Kirkpatrick had expressed her frustrations with the U.N. and the need to commute to New York City from her home near Washington. But in seeking to let her down gently about not getting the NSC job, White House aides gave her the impression that they wanted to oust her from the U.N. post. When Clark called to say that McFarlane would be appointed, he told Kirkpatrick that she had three alternatives: becoming the Deputy National Security Adviser, taking over the Agency for International Development, or coming into the White House as a Presidential Counsellor, a title now held only...