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...Some of our critics do have litmus tests," complains Rees angrily. "They say that no matter how well qualified a candidate is, he can't be a judge if he shares President Reagan's opinion of abortion or affirmative action." The escalation of partisan infighting has begun to worry close observers who take neither side in the fray. Constitutional Scholar Archibald Cox, who was fired as special Watergate prosecutor by President Nixon, fears that politicizing the appointment process endangers something more crucial to the nation than either party's social agenda. He warns, "The idea of judicial independence...
...Editors: Your article stressed "disarray in diplomacy" vis-à-vis Egypt and Italy [TERRORISM, Oct. 28]. President Reagan is the elected head not of those two nations but of the U.S. His leadership correctly reflected his constitutional obligation to defend American lives at home and abroad. Marvin Alisky Tempe, Ariz...
...violent American response to the Achille Lauro incident has brought Italians and other Europeans to the realization that our relationship with the U.S. resembles one between a master and a servant. Your President is being referred to as the emperor or "Rambo Reagan." In a little more than a week, America has managed to offend and alienate three of its allies: Tunisia, Egypt and Italy. I think the U.S. action is a sort of Guinness record in diplomatic failures. Valerio Ciuffa Verona, Italy...
...stake. The whole direction of U.S.-Soviet relations is going to be significantly marked by the outcome of the first summit meeting in six years." --A White House aide, paraphrasing the speech Ronald Reagan will deliver Thursday before departing for Geneva...
...There is a strong possibility of a boiler-plate summit reaching one or two milestones but never getting down to basics." --A senior adviser to Reagan...