Word: rank
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...accompanied the Pope on 16 of his voyages abroad and found the current one the hardest to cover, because of the very tight security surrounding the Pope in Central America. But Wynn thinks that because of the strains in Central American church-state relations, this papal trip may ultimately rank among John Paul's most important. "At one time," he says, "I assumed that if the Pope traveled too often, his trips would lose their news impact. Somehow, the trips are never routine." This is why John Paul makes his sixth appearance on TIME'S cover...
...ideological and regional balancing forces work as they have in the past, then a Southerner should have an excellent chance, especially on a Mondale or Glenn ticket. In addition to the Presidential aspirants, some other Southern politicians who appear to be of Vice Presidential stature (if such a rank exists) include Governors Charles Robb of Virginia, Mark White of Texas, and William Winter of Mississippi. In any event, a Southern presence will almost certainly be felt at the 1984 convention. And Southern candidacies could go far towards reconciling Northern Democrats with the ex-confederacy...
...Caribbean nation of Haiti in an eight-day 18,000-mile journey. In many respects, the region resembles its characteristic topographic feature: Central America is a seething volcano of violence, revolution and poverty. The church there is weighted with bishops who at times have supported oppressive ruling establishments, a rank-and-file clergy that often backs revolutionary change and the threat of competition from growing Protestant evangelism...
Harvard "doesn't rank anywhere nearly as high as it ought to," says another, Yale computer scientist Alan J. Perlis. Harvard has "fumbled around" in the field for 20 years, Perils says, adding. "They do use out good people, but that's largely a consequence of the rest of the place...
Thus has Reagan been able to mollify the conservative rank and file, even while he governs pragmatically. His new, more conciliatory posture toward the Democrats, manifested most recently in his support for a "bipartisan" jobs bill, has undone the New Rightists. "He is seeking accommodation," Phillips says accusatorially, "with the Washington Establishment!" Viguerie darkly refers to Reagan's "strong turn to the left...