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...Clinton Administration, which would prefer that the coming debate be stillborn, is readying a mushy response defending the current system's "dependability." Yet the possibility of partial privatization won't be ruled out peremptorily. (Clinton gets money from Wall Street...
...race as a third-party candidate. TIME sources say the duo is expected to seek nomination of Ross Perot's Reform Party. Perot has in the past insisted that a "fresh face" would be a better choice than himself to head the party's ticket. Reform Party leaders may prefer Weicker because he could attract voters put off by the outspoken Texan. But Perot himself could be the biggest obstacle to Weicker's nomination. Last January Perot and Weicker met in Washington and it appeared the chemistry between them was not great. Perot was asked in an interview with...
...Lewis said he would he would prefer the use of another term for "freshman" if "there were a grammatically convenient and linguistically graceful alternative...
...letter to the council, Lewis said, "I would prefer to save my political capital for initiatives of more substantive importance to the community...
Calling attention to the scurrilous elements of the Southern tradition is not merely regional prejudice or a needless rehashing of evils better forgotten. Those who acknowledge that the rebel flag is a detestable symbol but take umbrage when its legacy is discussed seem to prefer to wallow in escapism and denial. And those who still revere this flag have even less grounds to complain when I graphically recount the barbarism associated with it. If the South, and Georgia in particular, wishes to cling to the Confederate flag, then its heritage of shame cannot be glossed over...