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...disturbed by the 50.16% turnout rate in the general election that he has given some thought to fixing the problem. His proposed solution -- giving each nominee five minutes of free television time on alternate nights during the campaign's final days -- is worth trying, but it may only prompt voters to reach for their VCRs...
...Saddam may be able to drag Israel into the conflict without risking military retaliation. Well-placed sources say Iraqi agents in Jordan are preparing to destabilize King Hussein's regime, which could prompt intervention by Israel and Syria while diverting the world's attention. Among the targets already identified: U.S. Ambassador Roger Harrison. Says an Israeli military official: "Creating havoc in Jordan would serve Saddam Hussein's interests well. It might even bring Israel, Syria and even the Saudis to send troops to the Jordanian border...
...Fund the escort service so that it provides more prompt and reliable transportation. The University admits in the phone book that the escort service cannot be used for safety on a regular basis...
Many of these industries are vulnerable to racketeering because of their high labor costs. Payoffs to the Mob can assure businessmen of prompt deliveries, labor peace and the ability to use cheaper workers. Following indictments in June involving a painters' union, the Manhattan district attorney's office estimated that an average $15 million-a-year painting contractor saved $3.8 million in costs by paying gangsters. How? The payoff entitled the contractor to use low-wage painters without getting any flak from the mobbed-up union. But in the end, consumers often pay the price. Economists estimate that Cosa Nostra...
...cited fact that white Southerners have voted overwhelmingly for the national Republican ticket in recent years means less, and more, than is usually attributed to it. So have white Northerners. The instincts that prompt Southerners to support Republican presidential candidates are instincts that bind them in national, rather than regional, solidarity...