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...course itself, a long, narrow dirt road with brief spans of open ground, effectively locked runners into a fixed order from the very outset and made passing difficult. The more experienced runners were quick to make an advantage of the route's constraints and grabbed the front spots from the beginning, blocking out their competition for the remainder of the race...
...presidency is in many ways a very flexible office. To a considerable degree, the occupant can organize it the way he chooses. But certain pressures and constraints act to mold it as well. For example, both Presidents Ford and Carter insisted at the outset that they were not going to have White House "Chiefs of Staff." Then each learned the hard way that one was needed, and each named...
Despite some successes, Iraq so far has been unable to crush Iranian resistance. One reason has been the tenacity of the Iranians. Khomeini welcomed the war from the outset as a blessing in disguise; his enthusiasm appears undiminished by military setbacks. Last week he called on Iranians to prepare for a jihad, or holy war, against Saddam's "pagan regime...
...outset of the war, there was some panic hoarding of bread and other staples, mostly in the well-to-do northern sections of the city. There is no shortage of basic foodstuffs. Shops and supermarkets are well stocked with both Iranian and imported food. Kerosene, the principal cooking and heating fuel, is rationed: 20 liters a week for each family. The government has ordered a halt to the supply of fuel oil to private consumers until further notice. Anticipating a cold winter, people have been buying electric heaters, which are now in short supply. "If the worst fears come true...
...happens, Kim Jong II is very much alive and well in Pyongyang. The Sixth Congress of the North Korean Workers' Party last week anointed him as heir apparent of his dictatorial father. From the outset of the congress, when the 29 members of the Communist Party Presidium took their seats on the stage of Pyongyang's Cultural Palace, the purpose of the conclave was clear. When Kim Jong II was introduced to the 3,230 party delegates, there was a perceptible stir in the hall: the young Kim was accorded no less than fifth place in party precedence...