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Sure, we might take some flak for the embarrassing fact that only the threatened loss of our beer and ice cream--rather than, say, the plight of the grape-picker or sweatshop worker--was able to motivate us apathetic Harvard students into action. But who are They, whoever They turns out to be, to deny the importance of beer and ice cream...
...students sported stylish yellow ribbons pinned to their lapels, reminiscent of the red ribbons worn to commemorate those who have died of AIDS. I applaud these individuals for co-opting this brilliant advertising campaign. Some might have hesitated to equate victims of this century's greatest plague with the plight of an Ivy League student embroiled in minor-league political controversy. These courageous warriors for justice refused to abandon their quest for increased visibility for the sake of mere taste...
...latter-day Eugene McCarthy, a liberal senator who'd inspire college-educated liberals into building a multiracial liberal platform. But this isn't 1968, and there's nothing dramatic like a war or a battle to desegregate the South to unite voters. Conservative candidates are facing the same plight: This isn't 1980 and the nation isn't inspired by recessions and military embarrassments. Hence there was no appetite for Steve Forbes' flat tax or Orrin Hatch's calls for increased military spending. Forbes became the latest casualty when he dropped out of the race Tuesday. The big question...
...elsewhere - as well as between Muslims and Christians in the Moluccas - is threatening to break the country apart, Wahid has restrained the military from maintaining the traditional order by brute force. The waning of their own authority may make the top brass more sympathetic to Wiranto's own plight, while the nationalist party of Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri has fiercely opposed Wahid's proposal to give Indonesia's various regions more autonomy as part of a federation. Megawati presided over the cabinet meeting attended by Wiranto Wednesday, and had traveled to some of Indonesia's trouble spots with the general...
...Like the Confederates at Gettysburg, however, the exile activists may have chosen to fight on terrain more favorable to their enemies. Fidel Castro has used Cuban anger at Elian's plight to shore up his own regime, and gains whether Elian returns home or stays in Miami. The prospects may be reversed for the Miami leadership: Losing the Elian case after a fierce fight will accelerate the decline in their political fortunes that has been evident since the pope's visit to Cuba two years ago. "Many people believe that this fear of losing their influence in the U.S. helped...