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...merger proposal is likely to prevail and receive final approval from the White House. The international carrier has routes that dovetail neatly with National's predominantly domestic runs and would probably not encounter antitrust objections...
...hiring preferences for veterans. The Massachusetts law works to "the overwhelming advantage of men," acknowledged the court. And Justice Potter Stewart's majority opinion allowed that veterans' preferences are "an awkward -and many argue, unfair-exception to the widely shared view that merit and merit alone should prevail in the employment policies of the Government." But just showing that the law had a harmful effect on women was not enough, wrote Stewart. The question was whether the state law was designed to discriminate against women. The court found that it was not, noting that male nonveterans suffered...
...loyalty. "The goal was orderly performance. The virtues of an organization man-preserving order, preventing errors-were those Carter prized; and if an attempt to produce more imaginative policies, broader sources of information, even better speech drafts would violate these principles of order, it was not likely to prevail...
...realize it at the time. Many press lawyers even see Lando's loss as a blessing in disguise. If the court had barred state-of-mind questions, it might have abolished the actual malice standard and substituted one that made it easier for plaintiffs to prevail...
...into Viet Nam. Says Henry Kissinger: "We've learned two somewhat contradictory things. One, that our resources are limited in relation to the total number of problems that exist in the world. We have to be thoughtful in choosing our involvements. Secondly, if we get involved, we must prevail. There are no awards for losers." Anthony Lake, director of the State Department's policy planning staff, uses more cautious phrasing: "What Viet Nam should have taught us is to be very clear-eyed about our interests and the situations we are getting into when we use our military...